CVE-2009-1186
N/A
Published: April 17, 2009 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC
8 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 141
Affected range stops below 141, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103
References (25)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34731Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34753Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34776Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34785Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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