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.
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GHSA-mv8m-v9v6-5f94 | kas Persistently Disables SSH Host Key Checking |
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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | kas: Persistent SSH Host Key Checking Disablement | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-295 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-26T15:36:30.207Z
Reserved: 2026-06-15T19:04:14.456Z
Link: CVE-2026-54548
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-26T15:16:49.070
Modified: 2026-08-26T15:16:49.070
Link: CVE-2026-54548
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