Improper Access Control Affecting policycoreutils package, versions <0:2.0.83-30.1.el6_8
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EPSS
0.04% (6th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-POLICYCOREUTILS-2135594
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 22 Sep 2016
Introduced: 22 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-7545 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 policycoreutils to version 0:2.0.83-30.1.el6_8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream policycoreutils package and not the policycoreutils package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93156
- https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/acca96a135a4d2a028ba9b636886af99c0915379
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7545
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/
- https://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=147465160112766&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/25/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2702.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0535.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0536.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2702
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037283
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/
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