RCE in Setroubleshoot Project
CVE-2016-4444
The allow_execmod plugin for setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execmod SELinux denial with a crafted binary filename, related to the commands.getstatusoutput function.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Setroubleshoot Project
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91476 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 (mailing-list, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/5cd60033ea7f5bdf8c19c27b23ea2d7… (Patch)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4444?
- CVE-2016-4444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Setroubleshoot Project, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4444?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.