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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63895
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2009-111-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'udev' package(s) announced via the SSA:2009-111-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'udev' package(s) announced via the SSA:2009-111-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New udev packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2,
and -current to fix security issues.

The udev packages in Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current
contained a local root hole vulnerability:
[link moved to references]

The udev packages in Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current had an integer
overflow which could result in a denial of service:
[link moved to references]

Note that udev is only used with 2.6 kernels, which are not used by default
with Slackware 10.2 and 11.0.


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/udev-141-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz:
Upgraded to udev-141.
This upgrade fixes a local root hole and a denial of service issue.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'udev' package(s) on Slackware 10.2, Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1185
1022067
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067
20090417 rPSA-2009-0063-1 udev
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded
20090711 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
34536
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536
34731
http://secunia.com/advisories/34731
34750
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750
34753
http://secunia.com/advisories/34753
34771
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771
34776
http://secunia.com/advisories/34776
34785
http://secunia.com/advisories/34785
34787
http://secunia.com/advisories/34787
34801
http://secunia.com/advisories/34801
35766
http://secunia.com/advisories/35766
8572
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572
ADV-2009-1053
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053
ADV-2009-1865
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
DSA-1772
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772
FEDORA-2009-3711
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html
FEDORA-2009-3712
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html
GLSA-200904-18
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml
MDVSA-2009:103
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103
MDVSA-2009:104
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104
RHSA-2009:0427
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html
SSA:2009-111-01
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399
SUSE-SA:2009:020
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html
SUSE-SA:2009:025
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html
USN-758-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1
[Security-announce] 20090710 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10925
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5975
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1186
1022068
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022068
34539
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34539
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=662c3110803bd8c1aedacc36788e6fd028944314
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495052
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1186
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