SuSE 11 Security Update : udev (SAT Patch Number 766)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41432

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update fixes a local privilege escalation in udev.

- udev did not check the origin of the netlink messages. A local attacker could fake device create events and so gain root privileges. (CVE-2009-1185)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 766.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1185.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493158

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41432

File Name: suse_11_libudev-devel-090414.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libvolume_id1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:udev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2009

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Linux udev Netlink Local Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1185

CWE: 20