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rPSA-2009-0063-1 udev

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Subject:	rPSA-2009-0063-1 udev
Date:	Thu - Apr 16, 2009 10:07 PM

rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0063-1
Published: 2009-04-17
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
    udev=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/069-5.7-1
    udev=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/116-4.2-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3016

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1185
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1186

Description:
    Previous versions of udev contain multiple vulnerabilites, the
    most serious of which could allow a local attacker to gain root
    privileges by sending spcially crafted messages to udev.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063

Copyright 2009 rPath, Inc.
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