CVE-2016-4446
setroubleshoot-plugins: insecure commands.getoutput use in the allow_execstack plugin
Severity Score
7.0
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The allow_execstack plugin for setroubleshoot allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execstack SELinux denial with a crafted filename, related to the commands.getoutput function.
El complemento allow_execstack para setroubleshoot permite a los usuarios locales ejecutar comandos arbitrarios al activar una denegación SELinux de execstack con un nombre de archivo manipulado, relacionado con la función commands.getoutput.
A shell command injection flaw was found in the way the setroubleshoot allow_execstack plugin executed external commands. A local attacker able to trigger an execstack SELinux denial could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
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Timeline
- 2016-05-02 CVE Reserved
- 2016-06-22 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91427 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718 | 2017-04-17 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 | 2017-04-17 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250 | 2016-06-23 | |
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html | 2017-04-17 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4446 | 2016-06-23 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Setroubleshoot Project Search vendor "Setroubleshoot Project" | Setroubleshoot Search vendor "Setroubleshoot Project" for product "Setroubleshoot" | * | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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