AWS cli: Strengthened input validation patterns with anchors

Service: cli · 2026-08-07 · Security-related medium

File: cli/latest/reference/gamelift/terminate-game-session.md · Type: input validation

Summary

Updated regex patterns to include start (^) and end ($) anchors for multiple fields.

Security assessment

Adding anchors ensures full string validation, preventing partial matches that could allow malicious input.

Evidence

>   * pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9:/-]+$`

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/gamelift/terminate-game-session.md b/cli/latest/reference/gamelift/terminate-game-session.md
index 268bfe338..b50c721e1 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/gamelift/terminate-game-session.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/gamelift/terminate-game-session.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.36.17 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.36.18 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -123 +123 @@ See also: [AWS API Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/gameli
->   * pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9:/-]+`
+>   * pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9:/-]+$`
@@ -300 +300 @@ GameSession -> (structure)
->>   * pattern: `^[a-z]*fleet-[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+`
+>>   * pattern: `^[a-z]*fleet-[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+$`
@@ -436 +436 @@ GameSession -> (structure)
->>   * pattern: `^[0-9A-Fa-f\:\.]+`
+>>   * pattern: `^[0-9A-Fa-f\:\.]+$`
@@ -514 +514 @@ GameSession -> (structure)
->>   * pattern: `^[A-Za-z0-9\-]+`
+>>   * pattern: `^[A-Za-z0-9\-]+$`
@@ -526 +526 @@ GameSession -> (structure)
->>   * pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+(\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)?`
+>>   * pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+(\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+)?$`
@@ -558 +558 @@ GameSession -> (structure)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.36.17 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.36.18 Command Reference](../../index.html) »