CVE-2016-4445 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183 https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0