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CVE-2016-4446

high

Description

The allow_execstack plugin for setroubleshoot allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execstack SELinux denial with a crafted filename, related to the commands.getoutput function.

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91427

https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-04-11

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0007