CVE-2016-4444
high
CVSS v3
7.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.0
Description
The allow_execmod plugin for setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execmod SELinux denial with a crafted binary filename, related to the commands.getstatusoutput function.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| setroubleshoot_project | setroubleshoot | {"endIncluding":"3.2.22"} | |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332644
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d773d9b09f5
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332644
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d773d9b09f5
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
CWEs
CWE-77
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.