Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1772-1 udev -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 16 Apr 2009
- Affected Packages:
- udev
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-1185, CVE-2009-1186.
- More information:
-
Sebastian Kramer discovered two vulnerabilities in udev, the /dev and hotplug management daemon.
- CVE-2009-1185
udev does not check the origin of NETLINK messages, allowing local users to gain root privileges.
- CVE-2009-1186
udev suffers from a buffer overflow condition in path encoding, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.
For the old stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.105-4etch1.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 0.125-7+lenny1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your udev package.
- CVE-2009-1185
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105.orig.tar.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_i386.udeb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.105-4etch1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.105-4etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.105-4etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.105-4etch1_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125.orig.tar.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_alpha.udeb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_arm.udeb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_armel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_armel.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_ia64.udeb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_mipsel.udeb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_powerpc.udeb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_s390.udeb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev_0.125-7+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id-dev_0.125-7+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/udev-udeb_0.125-7+lenny1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/udev/libvolume-id0_0.125-7+lenny1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.