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
util-linux is vulnerable to log injection. The vulnerability exists in util-linux when logging log in attempts via the audit subsystem of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could use this flaw to modify certain parts of logged events, possibly hiding their activities on a system.
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
git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=blobdiff;f=login-utils/login.c;h=230121316d953c59e7842c1325f6e9f326a37608;hp=aad27794327c60391b5148b367d2c79338fc6ee4;hb=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782;hpb=3a4a13b12a8065b0b5354686d2807cce421a9973
git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=commit;h=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/security/updates/classification/#low
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
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0981
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41987
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9833
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00624.html