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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
25/01/2011
by Kernel
13 years ago
by Udev Project
13 years ago
by Linux
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