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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5759

CVE-2016-5759

Description

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

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Affected products

8

Novell/Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Novell/Suse Linux Enterprise Server
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/Leap
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE S.A./mkdumprdllm-create
osv-coords4 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/kdump&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/kdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1
< 0.9.1-3.2+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.9.1-3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.15-29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.15-29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.8.15-29.1

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References

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