Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-5917: libgit2 versions v0.27.0 through v1.9.0 built with the libssh2 SSH backend (USE_SSH=libssh2) contain a shell command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an SSH server by supplying a repository path containing unescaped shell metacharacters such as single quotes, semicolons, or pipes. The gen_proto() function in ssh_libssh2.c inserts the repository path directly into a shell command string without escaping special characters before passing it to libssh2_channel_exec(), enabling an attacker to craft a malicious submodule URL in a .gitmodules file that, when processed during a recursive clone, causes the remote server's shell to interpret injected commands under the victim's SSH user account.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | cargo-c | 0:0.10.21-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | cargo-c-debuginfo | 0:0.10.21-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | rust-cargo-c-debugsource | 0:0.10.21-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
libgit2 Shell Command Injection via ssh_libssh2 Backend
libgit2 versions before 1.8.7 and 1.9.0 before 1.9.7 built with the libssh2 SSH backend (USE_SSH=libssh2) contain a shell command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on an SSH server by supplying a repository pat…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-5917.html