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.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.