Udev Project: >> Udev Security Vulnerabilities
The default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a smartphone that the user connected to the computer.
CVSS Score
6.9
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2011-01-25
plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak permissions for the /dev/systty device file, which allows remote authenticated users to read terminal data from tty0 for local users.
CVSS Score
4.0
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2010-12-07
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 Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.865
Published
2009-04-17
Buffer overflow in the util_path_encode function in udev/lib/libudev-util.c in udev before 1.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service outage) via vectors that trigger a call with crafted arguments.
CVSS Score
2.1
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2009-04-17