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sg3-utils — security advisory
A flaw was found in sg3_utils. The sg_inq command, when invoked with the --export option, outputs device identification data without sanitizing control characters in SCSI name string fields. A newline character embedded in a device-supplied name string can inject arbitrary properties into the udev device database. This could allow an attacker who can present a crafted SCSI device to execute arbitrary commands as root when the device is disconnected.
- Products
- sg3-utils
- Affected versions
- 1.46-3, 1.46-3.1, 1.48-1, 1.48-2, 1.48-3, 1.48-3~deb13u1, 1.48-4
- Fixed versions
- 1.48-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-16313
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw was found in sg3_utils. The sg_inq command, when invoked with the --export option, outputs device identification data without sanitizing control characters in SCSI name string fields. A newline character embedded in a device-supplied name string can inject arbitrary properties into the udev device database. This could allow an attacker who can present a crafted SCSI device to execute arbitrary commands as root when the device is disconnected.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16313
sg3-utils
Fixed versions: Not specified
sg3-utils
Fixed versions: Not specified
sg3-utils
Fixed versions: 1.48-4
Complete source record
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