DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1926

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1926

    Published: 24 Apr 2008Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-1926

    Summary:

    Details: 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."

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1926

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.13.1.1-1

    Affected versions

    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