🛡️ CVE-2023-53158 on Ubuntu — rust-gix-transport

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-53158 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package rust-gix-transport. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53158 is classified as CWE-78: OS Command Injection. Untrusted input reaches a shell command without neutralisation, so an attacker can run arbitrary operating system commands.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53158 is recorded against 1 package.

• rust-gix-transport

Timeline and source

Published on 28 July 2025 and last revised on 20 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
crates.io (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
rustsec.org (Report)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-78: OS Command Injection) in other software:

• CVE-2023-49900 (9.8 Critical, published 16 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-5002 (6.0 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-0815 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2021-21386 (9.5 Critical, published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2022-38649 (9.8 Critical, published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2022-40189 (9.8 Critical, published 29 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2022-50994 (8.1 High, published 8 May 2026)
• CVE-2022-45899 (6.5 Medium, published 8 May 2026)

CVE-2023-53158 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

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References