CVE-2008-1628
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.1EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 1.0% (64th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1629)
- Published
- April 2, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1629 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / audit
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
- http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29617(Vendor Advisory)
- 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
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00200.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2008-March/msg00138.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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