CVE-2008-1628
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.1 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.05% probability · 64th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/audit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
- http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29617Vendor 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00011.html
- http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ChangeLog
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29617Vendor 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.