Upstream information

CVE-2005-3631 at MITRE

Description

udev does not properly set permissions on certain files in /dev/input, which allows local users to obtain sensitive data that is entered at the console, such as user passwords.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 137766 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:19:44 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:43 2025