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Critical: sg3_utils Command Injection Security Flaw

published 3 months ago

Summary

The sg3_utils package has a security flaw that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on your system. This is a serious issue that could lead to unauthorized access or system compromise. You should update to the latest version of sg3_utils to fix this issue.

What to do

Update rocky sg3_utils to version 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1.

Affected software

Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Rocky Linux:9	rocky	sg3_utils	< 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 Fix: upgrade to 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1

Original advisory text

Important: sg3_utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The sg3_utils packages provide command-line utilities for devices that use the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) command sets.

Security Fix(es):

* sg3_utils: sg3_utils: arbitrary command execution via udev property injection in sg_inq --export (CVE-2026-16313)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* sg_inq output conformance for SCSI name string and ATA fields [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-188130)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:50141 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502845 Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

7.6 High

Timeline

Published6 Aug 2026

Updated6 Aug 2026

First seen6 Aug 2026

Sources

RLSA-2026:50141 · OSV

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