High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-4446
CVE-2016-4446
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718nvdPatch
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91427nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293nvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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