Summary
The remote host is missing an update to udev
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:104.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:104
Insight
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 (CVE-2009-1185).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Affected: Corporate 4.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1185 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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