Scientific Linux Security Update : setroubleshoot and setroubleshoot-plugins on SL7.x x86_64 (20160623)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91809

Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The setroubleshoot-plugins package provides a set of analysis plugins for use with setroubleshoot. Each plugin has the capacity to analyze SELinux AVC data and system data to provide user friendly reports describing how to interpret SELinux AVC denials.

Security Fix(es) :

- Shell command injection flaws were found in the way the setroubleshoot executed external commands. A local attacker able to trigger certain SELinux denials could use these flaws to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the setroubleshoot user. (CVE-2016-4989)

- Shell command injection flaws were found in the way the setroubleshoot allow_execmod and allow_execstack plugins executed external commands. A local attacker able to trigger an execmod or execstack SELinux denial could use these flaws to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the setroubleshoot user. (CVE-2016-4444, CVE-2016-4446)

The CVE-2016-4444 and CVE-2016-4446 issues were discovered by Milos Malik (Red Hat) and the CVE-2016-4989 issue was discovered by Red Hat Product Security.

Note: On Scientific Linux 7.0 and 7.1, the setroubleshoot is run with root privileges. Therefore, these issues could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4c8329df

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91809

File Name: sl_20160623_setroubleshoot_and_setroubleshoot_plugins_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/24/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:setroubleshoot, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:setroubleshoot-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:setroubleshoot-plugins, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:setroubleshoot-server, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4444, CVE-2016-4446, CVE-2016-4989