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CVE-2016-5759
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-09-08T18:29:00.267 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:49:59.810

Summary

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

Affected products

novell — suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

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References

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