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    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."

    Published:Apr 21, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 23, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.01774
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Util-linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=login-utils/login.c%3Bh=230121316d953c59e7842c1325f6e9f326a37608%3Bhp=aad27794327c60391b5148b367d2c79338fc6ee4%3Bhb=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782%3Bhpb=3a4a13b12a8065b0b5354686d2807cce421a9973
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29982
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30014
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35161
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0143
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:114
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0981.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507854/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28983
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022256
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1392/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41987
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9833
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00624.html
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=blobdiff%3Bf=login-utils/login.c%3Bh=230121316d953c59e7842c1325f6e9f326a37608%3Bhp=aad27794327c60391b5148b367d2c79338fc6ee4%3Bhb=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782%3Bhpb=3a4a13b12a8065b0b5354686d2807cce421a9973
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29982
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30014
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35161
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0143
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:114
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0981.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507854/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28983
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022256
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1392/references
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41987
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9833
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00624.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High