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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T22:25:14.883Z
Reserved: 2011-01-24T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2011-0640

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-01-25T01:00:03.253
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-0640
