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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-4446) (Multiple Advisories): setroubleshoot and setroubleshoot-plugins security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-4446) (Multiple Advisories): setroubleshoot and setroubleshoot-plugins security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/21/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/21/2016
Modified
01/22/2018

Description

The allow_execstack plugin for setroubleshoot allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execstack SELinux denial with a crafted filename, related to the commands.getoutput function.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-setroubleshoot
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-setroubleshoot-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-setroubleshoot-plugins
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-setroubleshoot-server

References

  • ELSA-2016-1293
  • 91427
  • 1036144
  • RHSA-2016:1267
  • RHSA-2016:1293
  • CVE-2016-4446

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