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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-03T16:15:20

Updated: 2022-10-03T16:15:20

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2011-0640

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2022-06-03T15:06:14.783


Link: CVE-2011-0640

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