CVE-2016-4445

High

Description

The fix_lookup_id function in sealert in setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root by triggering an SELinux denial with a crafted file name, related to executing external commands with the commands.getstatusoutput function.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
ProductSetroubleshoot
PublishedApr 11, 2017
First seenApr 11, 2017

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
setroubleshoot_project setroubleshootv ≤ 3.2.22—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation7.0—

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