CVE-2016-4445

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.

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html

https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3