Description
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.
Published: 2011-01-25
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0658 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.
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Udev Project Udev
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:25:14.883Z

Reserved: 2011-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0640

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-25T01:00:03.253

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0640

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0640 - Bugzilla

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