CVE-2026-16313 Sg3_utils: sg3_utils: arbitrary command execution via udev property injection in sg_inq --export
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root by injecting properties into the udev database via crafted SCSI device names in sg_inq.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-16313?
CVE-2026-16313 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 28 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-93
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16313?
Linux distribution packages (40)
sg3_utils AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils-devel AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils-libs AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-libs AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-libs AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_2.1 |
sg3_utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crb | All versions | 0:1.44-6.el8_10.1 |
sg3_utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crb | All versions | 0:1.47-10.el9_8.1 |
sg3_utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_0.2 |
sg3_utils-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_0.2 |
sg3_utils-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_0.2 |
sg3_utils-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_0.2 |
sg3_utils-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_0.2 |
sg3_utils-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | All versions | 0:1.48-7.el10_0.2 |
sg3_utils Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos | All versions | 0:1.44-5.el8_4.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-16313?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-16313 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16313 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2026:50141, ALSA-2026:50142, ALSA-2026:56130, AZL-94311, CLSA-2026-1786698186, CLSA-2026-1788364105 and 20 more.