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CVE-2016-4446
The allow_execstack plugin for setroubleshoot allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execstack SELinux denial…
High7.0EPSS 0.47%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- RHSA-2016:1267 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 91427 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1036144 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160621 Re: SELinux troubles (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1293 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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