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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-4989 · published 11 April 2017

CVE-2016-4989: Setroubleshoot project setroubleshoot command injection vulnerability

SSetroubleshoot Project · Setroubleshoot

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.

7.0 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.46% · top 62.8% CWE-77 · Command injection
7.0CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.9
0.46%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/574 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id/1036144 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346461 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40f Patch
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2ad Patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/574 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id/1036144 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346461 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40f Patch
https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2ad Patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html Third Party Advisory

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