vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7545: Security patch for policycoreutils (ALAS-2016-765)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 10, 2016 | Nov 11, 2016 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 10, 2016
Added
Nov 11, 2016
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-policycoreutils
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