CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-1628
4.1 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-04-02
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.1 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119, CWE-264
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the audit_log_user_command function in lib/audit_logging.c in Linux Audit before 1.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected configurations
• linux audit (<= 1.6.9)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog people.redhat.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29617 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29754 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29957 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31316 secunia.com
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-14.xml security.gentoo.org
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:083 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28524 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019824 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1052/references www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41576 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00200.html www.redhat.com
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2008-March/msg00138.html www.redhat.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog people.redhat.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29617 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29754 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29957 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31316 secunia.com
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-14.xml security.gentoo.org
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:083 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28524 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019824 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1052/references www.vupen.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41576 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00200.html www.redhat.com
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2008-March/msg00138.html www.redhat.com