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Centos Linux: CVE-2016-7545: Important: policycoreutils security update (Multiple Advisories)

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Centos Linux: CVE-2016-7545: Important: policycoreutils security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/19/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/27/2017
Modified
08/28/2019

Description

SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils
  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils-devel
  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils-gui
  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils-newrole
  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils-python
  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils-restorecond
  • centos-upgrade-policycoreutils-sandbox

References

  • 93156
  • DLA-638-1
  • CVE-2016-7545
  • RHSA-2016:2702
  • RHSA-2017:0535
  • RHSA-2017:0536

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