Description
The Trigger plugin in bcfg2 1.2.x before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers with root access to the client to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the UUID field to the server process (bcfg2-server).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 6.0 | bcfg2 | 1.0.1-3+squeeze2 | DSA-2503-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2503-1 bcfg2 - shell command injection Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/Bcfg2/bcfg2/commit/a524967e8d5c4c22e49cd619aed20c87a316c0be
- DSA-2503 vendor-advisory
- 49690 third-party-advisory
- [bcfg-dev] 20120612 Major security flaw in Trigger plugin mailing-list
- 54217 vdb-entry
- 49629 third-party-advisory
- bcfg2-trigger-command-execution(76616) vdb-entry