# CVE-2026-16313: Sg3\_utils: sg3\_utils: arbitrary command execution via udev property injection in sg\_inq --export

- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-28 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- sg3\_utils: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sg3\_utils, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50141
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:50142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56130
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59397
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59555
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59567
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59568
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61260
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61261
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63041
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63044
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65851
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65907
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67157
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67935
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69124
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70586
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16313
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2502845
- https://github.com/doug-gilbert/sg3_utils/pull/83

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