CVE-2009-4067

6.8 mediumEPSS 2.1%

Medium (6.8). EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in the auerswald_probe function in the Auerswald Linux USB driver for the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service via a crafted USB device, or take full control of the system.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.8 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 81% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-120
Published: 2020-02-11
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel
redhat:enterprise_linux

References

http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_linux-usb-buffer-overflow_2009-10-29.pdf
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722393
http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_linux-usb-buffer-overflow_2009-10-29.pdf
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722393

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