Is CVE-2009-1185 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1185 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1185?

CVE-2009-1185 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2009-1185?

Patch guidance is available from udev project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2009-1185.

CVE-2009-1185 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2009-1185?

22 products: udev project udev, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, opensuse opensuse, opensuse opensuse, and 17 more.

Description

udev before 1.4.1 does not verify whether a NETLINK message originates from kernel space, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a NETLINK message from user space.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-346

Metadata

Primary Vendor: UDEV_PROJECT
Published: 4/17/2009
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

udev_project : udevsuse : linux_enterprise_debuginfosuse : linux_enterprise_debuginfoopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensuseopensuse : opensusesuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_desktopsuse : linux_enterprise_serversuse : linux_enterprise_serverdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorajuniper : ctpviewjuniper : ctpviewjuniper : ctpviewjuniper : ctpview

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD