The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The GitHub CLI version 2.6.1 and earlier are vulnerable to remote code execution through a malicious     codespace SSH server when using `gh codespace ssh` or `gh codespace logs` commands. This has been patched     in the cli v2.62.0. Developers connect to remote codespaces through an SSH server running within the     devcontainer, which is generally provided through the [default devcontainer image](     https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/setting-up-your-project-for-codespaces/adding-a-dev-container-...
    https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/setting-up-your-project-for-codespaces/adding-a-dev-container-     configuration/introduction-to-dev-containers#using-the-default-dev-container-configuration) . GitHub CLI     [retrieves SSH connection details](     https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/30066b0042d0c5928d959e288144300cb28196c9/internal/codespaces/rpc/inv... ht     tps://github.com/cli/cli/blob/30066b0042d0c5928d959e288144300cb28196c9/internal/codespaces/rpc/invoker.go#     L230-L244 ), such as remote username, which is used in [executing `ssh` commands](     https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/e356c69a6f0125cfaac782c35acf77314f18908d/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go#L2...
    https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/e356c69a6f0125cfaac782c35acf77314f18908d/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go#L263 )     for `gh codespace ssh` or `gh codespace logs` commands. This exploit occurs when a malicious third-party     devcontainer contains a modified SSH server that injects `ssh` arguments within the SSH connection     details. `gh codespace ssh` and `gh codespace logs` commands could execute arbitrary code on the user's     workstation if the remote username contains something like `-oProxyCommand=echo hacked #`. The     `-oProxyCommand` flag causes `ssh` to execute the provided command while `#` shell comment causes any     other `ssh` arguments to be ignored. In `2.62.0`, the remote username information is being validated     before being used. (CVE-2024-52308)

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