CVE-2016-4989

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-06-21
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended containerprotection 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.

See more information about CVE-2016-4989 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (setroubleshoot)	ELSA-2016-1267	2016-06-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (setroubleshoot-plugins)	ELSA-2016-1267	2016-06-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (setroubleshoot)	ELSA-2016-1293	2016-06-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (setroubleshoot-plugins)	ELSA-2016-1293	2016-06-23