CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-4989

7.0 HIGH Published 2017-04-11 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-04-11
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.0 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-77

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 configurations

• setroubleshoot project setroubleshoot (<= -) • redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux hpc node 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux server 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness

References