Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63977
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0981
Summary:	The remote host is missing updates to util-linux announced in;advisory RHSA-2009:0981.;;A log injection attack was found 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. (CVE-2008-1926);;For information on additional bug fixes made in this package,;please visit the referenced security advisories.;;Util-linux users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which;addresses this vulnerability and resolves these issues.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing updates to util-linux announced in advisory RHSA-2009:0981. A log injection attack was found 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. (CVE-2008-1926) For information on additional bug fixes made in this package, please visit the referenced security advisories. Util-linux users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which addresses this vulnerability and resolves these issues. Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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