CVE-2009-4067: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.27 (fixed in 2.6.27)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 4.0 only

Published 2020-02-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.