util-linux-ng login data manipulation
| utillinuxng-login-data-manipulation (41987) |  Low Risk |
Description:
util-linux-ng could allow a remote attacker to manipulate data, caused by an argument injection vulnerability in login-utils/login.c. By editing portions of log events, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hide activities and possibly insert arbitrary data into the audit log.
Platforms Affected:
- Kernel, util-linux 2.11h
- Kernel, util-linux 2.11i
- Kernel, util-linux 2.11k
- Kernel, util-linux 2.11l
- Kernel, util-linux 2.12a
- Kernel, util-linux 2.12r
- Kernel, util-linux 2.13-pre1
- Kernel, util-linux 2.13-pre2
- Kernel, util-linux 2.14
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
Remedy:
No remedy available as of April 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Linux Kernel GIT Repository, login: audit log injection attack via login at http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=commit;h=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782.
- Linux Kernel GIT Repository, login: audit log injection attack via login at http://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=3a4a13b12a8065b0b5354686.
- util-linux Web page, util-linux - Default branch at http://freshmeat.net/projects/util-linux/.
- BID-28983: util-linux-ng 'login' Remote Log Injection Weakness
- CVE-2008-1926: 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.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1392: util-linux-ng logaudit() Audit Logs Injection Security Weakness
- MDVSA-2008:114: Updated util-linux-ng packages fix log injection issue
- SA30014: util-linux-ng "login" Audit Log Injection Weakness
Reported:
Apr 21, 2008
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