Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-4989
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 15.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.0
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/574
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1036144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346461
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40f
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2ad
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/574
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1036144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346461
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40f
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2ad
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
Products affected by CVE-2016-4989
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cpe:2.3:a:setroubleshoot_project:setroubleshoot:-
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0