setroubleshoot: insecure use of commands.getstatusoutput in sealert
Published Apr 11, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.2.22
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
setroubleshoot-0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
setroubleshoot-plugins-0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
setroubleshoot-0:3.2.24-1.1.el7
Fixed · RHBA-2015:2287
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
setroubleshoot
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | setroubleshoot-0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1267 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | setroubleshoot-plugins-0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1267 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | setroubleshoot-0:3.2.24-1.1.el7 | Fixed | RHBA-2015:2287 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | setroubleshoot | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 38.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 37.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4445 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4445
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4445
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4445 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4445 | ||
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4445 |
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