The default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a smartphone that the user connected to the computer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:udev_project:udev:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Udev Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:udev_project:udev:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Udev Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0640
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vp7-gx52-wmvx
References
More Udev Project Udev vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01125 udev before 1.4.1 does not verify whether a NETLINK message originates from kernel space… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2010-03930 plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
- TI-2009-01126 Buffer overflow in the util_path_encode function in udev/lib/libudev-util.c in udev… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2011-0640 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-0640 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vp7-gx52-wmvx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-0640 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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