CVE-2026-54548 (GCVE-0-2026-54548)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 14:17 – Updated: 2026-08-26 15:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
kas: Persistent SSH Host Key Checking Disablement
Summary
kas is a setup tool for bitbake based projects. Prior to 5.4, internal SSH key setup triggered by SSH_PRIVATE_KEY or SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE creates ~/.ssh/config when no user-specific SSH configuration exists and adds a global Host * rule containing StrictHostKeyChecking no. In kas/libcmds.py, ssh_no_host_key_check() runs without checking ctx.managed_env, so the setting persists after kas exits and affects future SSH sessions by the same local user, extending beyond the intended short-lived continuous integration environment. A later SSH connection can therefore accept an attacker-controlled host key without verification, increasing the risk of a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises session confidentiality or integrity. This issue is fixed in version 5.4.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-26 15:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/siemens/kas/security/advisorie… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/siemens/kas/commit/1c1e861c9f2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/siemens/kas/releases/tag/5.4 | x_refsource_MISC |
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