Ubuntu USN · USN-8410-1

shell-quote vulnerability

Published: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:38

CVE-2026-9277

Summary

shell-quote could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.

Details

Akshat Sinha discovered that shell-quote improperly validated object-token inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause shell-quote to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

Recommended actions per Ubuntu release

StackPatch playbook auto-generated per release codename and per affected package.

Ubuntu bionic

node-shell-quote→1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote=1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
```
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node-shell-quote→1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote=1.6.1+20160617-git72fb5a8ce29b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
```
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Ubuntu jammy

node-shell-quote→1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote=1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
```
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node-shell-quote→1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote=1.7.3+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
```
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Ubuntu noble

node-shell-quote→1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
node-shell-quote→1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

Ubuntu questing

node-shell-quote→1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
node-shell-quote→1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.7.4+~1.7.1-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

Ubuntu resolute

node-shell-quote→1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote=1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
node-shell-quote→1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-shell-quote=1.8.3+~1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.

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