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High
CVE-2016-7545
SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside...
Vulnerability Description
SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
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
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0536.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/25/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0535.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2702.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93156
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037283
- https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/acca96a135a4d2a028ba9b636886af99c0915379
- https://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=147465160112766&w=2
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
25, 6.0, 7.0, 7.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 19th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.