setroubleshoot-plugins: insecure commands.getoutput use in the allow_execstack plugin
Published Apr 11, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ -
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-0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1293
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
setroubleshoot-plugins-0:3.0.59-2.el7_2
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1293
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
setroubleshoot-plugins
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-0:3.2.24-4.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1293 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | setroubleshoot-plugins-0:3.0.59-2.el7_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1293 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | setroubleshoot-plugins | 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% (0.00475) | 38.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 37.38th | 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 (10)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91427 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4446 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4446
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4446
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91427 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4446 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4446 | ||
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4446 |
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