CVE-2016-4446

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.

• CWE-77

• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/575Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91427Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718Patch
• 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/91427Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718Patch
• 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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