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Description
Buffer overflow in the util_path_encode function in udev/lib/libudev-util.c in udev before 1.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service outage) via vectors that trigger a call with crafted arguments.Novell/SUSE information
Novell Bugzilla entries: 493158, 495586, 550249 SUSE Security Advisories:- SUSE-SA:2009:020, published Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:00:00 +0000