CVE-2009-1185

Q: How do I fix CVE-2009-1185?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Q: Is CVE-2009-1185 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2009-1185 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 81.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2009-1185?

CVE-2009-1185 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2009-1185 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ctpview (NVD), udev (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

udev before 1.4.1 does not verify whether a NETLINK message originates from kernel space, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a NETLINK message from user space.

CWE-346

How to fix

Remediation Available

ctpviewNVD

Affected:< 7.1Fixed in:7.1CVE-2009-1185derived from NVD

udevNVD

Affected:< 141Fixed in:141CVE-2009-1185derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

81.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2009-1185?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2009-1185 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2009-1185 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 81.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2009-1185?

CVE-2009-1185 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2009-1185 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ctpview (NVD), udev (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.