CVE-2016-4989 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-4989

setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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CVE-2016-4446
The allow_execstack plugin for setroubleshoot allows local users to execute...
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CVE-2016-4445
The fix_lookup_id function in sealert in setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows...
High 7
CVE-2016-4444
The allow_execmod plugin for setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users...
High 7

Affected Vendor

setroubleshoot project

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Affected Software

setroubleshoot, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux hpc node, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 11th, 2017
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.