CVE-2008-1926: Linux Util-Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Linux Util-Linux: version 2.13 only; version 2.13.0.1 only; version 2.13.1 only; version 2.13.1.1 only; version 2.14 only

Published 2008-04-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.