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CVE-2011-0640

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Published: Jan 25, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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6.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Udev Project: Udev
1 product
Udev
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
All versions

References (6)

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