High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-4989
CVE-2016-4989
Description
setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands by (1) triggering an SELinux denial with a crafted file name, which is handled by the _set_tpath function in audit_data.py or via a crafted (2) local_id or (3) analysis_id field in a crafted XML document to the run_fix function in SetroubleshootFixit.py, related to the subprocess.check_output and commands.getstatusoutput functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4445.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- securitytracker.com/id/1036144nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40fnvdPatch
- github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2adnvdPatch
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/574nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- 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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