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Improper Access Control Affecting policycoreutils-newrole package, versions <0:2.1.12-5.25.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-POLICYCOREUTILSNEWROLE-1703486
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed19 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 19 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-7545  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 policycoreutils-newrole to version 0:2.1.12-5.25.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-765.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream policycoreutils-newrole package and not the policycoreutils-newrole package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.