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CVE-2016-4989

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Published: Apr 11, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.0
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands by (1) triggering an SELinux denial with a crafted file name, which is handled by the _set_tpath function in audit_data.py or via a crafted (2) local_id or (3) analysis_id field in a crafted XML document to the run_fix function in SetroubleshootFixit.py, related to the subprocess.check_output and commands.getstatusoutput functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4445.

Affected (5)

Setroubleshoot
4 products
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node
Enterprise Linux Server
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to -
Configuration B
4 vulnerable

References (14)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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