Design/Logic Flaw

2008-04-2405:05:00

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6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

7.5 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.012 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.0%

JSON

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.”

CPENameOperatorVersion
util-linuxeq2.13.0.1
util-linuxeq2.13
util-linuxeq2.13.1
util-linuxeq2.13.1.1
util-linuxeq2.14 rc1

Name	Operator	Version
util-linux	eq	2.13.0.1
util-linux	eq	2.13
util-linux	eq	2.13.1
util-linux	eq	2.13.1.1
util-linux	eq	2.14 rc1

References

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

git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782

secunia.com/advisories/29982

secunia.com/advisories/30014

secunia.com/advisories/35161

wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0143

www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:114

www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0981.html

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507854/100/0/threaded

www.securityfocus.com/bid/28983

www.securitytracker.com/id?1022256

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1392/references

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41987