CVE-2008-1628

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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 products

Linux Audit: through 1.6.9

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog
http://secunia.com/advisories/29617
http://secunia.com/advisories/29754
http://secunia.com/advisories/29957
http://secunia.com/advisories/31316
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-14.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:083
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28524
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019824
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1052/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41576

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