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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60927
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 8 FEDORA-2008-3419 (util-linux-ng)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to util-linux-ng
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-3419.

ChangeLog:

* Tue Apr 22 2008 Karel Zak 2.13.1-2
- fix audit log injection attack via login

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #443925 - CVE-2008-1926 util-linux: audit log injection via login
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443925

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update util-linux-ng' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-3419

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1926
1022256
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022256
20091112 rPSA-2009-0143-1 util-linux util-linux-extras
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507854/100/0/threaded
28983
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28983
29982
http://secunia.com/advisories/29982
30014
http://secunia.com/advisories/30014
35161
http://secunia.com/advisories/35161
ADV-2008-1392
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1392/references
FEDORA-2008-3419
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00624.html
MDVSA-2008:114
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:114
RHSA-2009:0981
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0981.html
http://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
http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ccf0b253ac0f4f58d64bc9674de18bff5a88782
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0143
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9833
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9833
utillinuxng-login-data-manipulation(41987)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41987
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