Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-108472: A flaw was found in the xfs_admin utility in xfsprogs. The tool does not properly validate user-supplied parameters, allowing operating system command injection. A local attacker can exploit this issue by providing crafted input arguments, which may result in arbitrary command execution and local privilege escalation depending on how xfs_admin is executed.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | xfsprogs | 0:5.0.0-10.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | xfsprogs-debuginfo | 0:5.0.0-10.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | xfsprogs-devel | 0:5.0.0-10.amzn2.0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Xfsprogs: xfsprogs: local privilege escalation via command injection in xfs_admin
A flaw was found in the xfs_admin utility in xfsprogs. The tool does not properly validate user-supplied parameters, allowing operating system command injection. A local attacker can exploit this issue by providing crafted input arguments, which may result in…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-108472.html