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CVE-2016-4989
HIGH · CVSS 7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-04-11T18:59:00.353 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:34.120

Summary

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.

Affected products

setroubleshoot_project — setroubleshoot

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References

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