Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting setroubleshoot-server package, versions <0:3.0.47-12.0.1.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-SETROUBLESHOOTSERVER-2508955
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Apr 2017

Introduced: 11 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-4445  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 setroubleshoot-server to version 0:3.0.47-12.0.1.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1267.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream setroubleshoot-server package and not the setroubleshoot-server package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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