Linux MCP Server
by rhel-lightspeedTools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely
Linux MCP Server is an open-source mcp server by rhel-lightspeed, written mainly in Python, with 316 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit cf079c9. Seen able to read environment and secrets. Scan policy
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cf079c9 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings.
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Findings (9)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.credential-access issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.credential-access issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.credential-access issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Install or build failed in a clean environmentrsion in the environment with SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_LINUX_MCP_SERVER or VCS_VERSIONING_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_LINUX_MCP_SERVER, as described in https://setuptools-scm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config/ hint: Build failures usually indicate a problem with the package or the build environment
- lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: private-key
tests/redaction/test_cli.py:95 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
tests/test_server.py:714 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.setuptools@84.0.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-xmj3-9gf7-h52w
.konflux/requirements-build-2.txt - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Reads environment variables not listed in the manifestMCP_PUBLISHER_VERSION, GITHUB_REF, GITHUB_OUTPUT, GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, LINUX_MCP_GATEKEEPER_MODEL, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, VERTEXAI_PROJECT, GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT, VERTEXAI_LOCATION, GOOGLE_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_BASE, OPENROUTER_API_KEY
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