Description
NuProcess is an external process execution implementation for Java. In all the versions of NuProcess where it forks processes by using the JVM's Java_java_lang_UNIXProcess_forkAndExec method (1.2.0+), attackers can use NUL characters in their strings to perform command line injection. Java's ProcessBuilder isn't vulnerable because of a check in ProcessBuilder.start. NuProcess is missing that check. This vulnerability can only be exploited to inject command line arguments on Linux. Version 2.0.5 contains a patch. As a workaround, users of the library can sanitize command strings to remove NUL characters prior to passing them to NuProcess for execution.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| brettwooldridge | NuProcess | >= 1.2.0, < 2.0.5 | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | watchman | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | watchman | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | watchman | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | watchman | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | watchman | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | watchman | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.zaxxer:nuprocess | >= 1.2.0, < 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 | GHSA-cxgf-v2p8-7ph7 |