Description
The fix_lookup_id function in sealert in setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root by triggering an SELinux denial with a crafted file name, related to executing external commands with the commands.getstatusoutput function.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144
Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0047
EPSS Percentile
37.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (5)
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_hpc_node
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
setroubleshoot_project/setroubleshoot
< 3.2.22
Published
Apr 11, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026