CVE-2016-4445

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.

• CWE-77

• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7Patch
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91430Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339183Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/2d12677629ca319310f6263688bb1b7f676c01b7Patch
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.htmlThird Party Advisory

Published

Apr 11, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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