CVE-2011-0640

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 25, 2011
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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