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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200904-18 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: udev: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: April 18, 2009 |
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Bugs: #266290 |
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ID: 200904-18 |
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Synopsis |
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Two errors in udev allow for a local root compromise and a Denial of |
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Service. |
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Background |
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udev is the device manager used in the Linux 2.6 kernel series. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sys-fs/udev < 124-r2 >= 124-r2 |
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Description |
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Sebastian Krahmer of SUSE discovered the following two vulnerabilities: |
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* udev does not verify the origin of NETLINK messages properly |
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(CVE-2009-1185). |
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* A buffer overflow exists in the util_path_encode() function in |
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lib/libudev-util.c (CVE-2009-1186). |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could gain root privileges by sending specially |
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crafted NETLINK messages to udev or cause a Denial of Service. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All udev users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/udev-124-r2" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1185 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1185 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2009-1186 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1186 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |