RCE in Linux Util-Linux
CVE-2008-1926
Argument injection vulnerability in login (login-utils/login.c) in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events, as demonstrated by appending an "addr=" statement to the login name, aka "audit log injection."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.039 (89.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Util-linux — versions 2.13, 2.13.0.1, 2.13.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)