setroubleshoot: command injection issues
Published Apr 11, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands by (1) triggering an SELinux denial with a crafted file name, which is handled by the _set_tpath function in audit_data.py or via a crafted (2) local_id or (3) analysis_id field in a crafted XML document to the run_fix function in SetroubleshootFixit.py, related to the subprocess.check_output and commands.getstatusoutput functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4445.
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
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 | 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 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 37.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 36.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.51th | 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/q2/574 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1036144 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4989 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346461 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40f x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2ad x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4989
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4989
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/574 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id/1036144 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4989 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346461 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40f | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2ad | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4989 | ||
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4989 |
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