ubuntu · CVE-2008-1926

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Priority: medium Published: 2008-04-24 05:05:00 UTC Updated: 2024-07-24 15:57:39 UTC

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Tracker summary

CVE-2008-1926 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (util-linux), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1.

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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