| Name | CVE-2008-1926 |
| 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." |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DTSA-126-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 478135 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| util-linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.26.2+really2.25.2-6+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.29.2-1+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.29.2-1+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.38.1-5+deb12u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.40.2-12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| util-linux | source | etch | (not affected) | |||
| util-linux | source | lenny | 2.13.1-3+lenny1 | DTSA-126-1 | ||
| util-linux | source | (unstable) | 2.13.1.1-1 | low | 478135 |
[etch] - util-linux <not-affected> (Audit support not available in Etch's version)