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 hi
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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."
Timeline
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Affected versions
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Version range not reported
References 15
git.kernel.org
- git.kernel.org?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782
- 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