debian · CVE-2008-1926

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Priority: low Published: Updated: Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:50:35 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2008-1926 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (util-linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

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."

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