CVE-2016-7545

Summary

CVECVE-2016-7545
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-19 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:34:00 UTC
DescriptionSELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-284

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Selinux Project Selinux - All All All
Application Selinux Project Selinux - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-2016-7545 -- SELinux sandbox escape MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: policycoreutils-2.5-17.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
policycoreutils CVE-2016-7545 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: policycoreutils-2.5-17.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
'[PATCH 2/2] sandbox: create a new session for sandboxed processes' - MARC MLIST marc.info Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
sandbox: create a new session for sandboxed processes · SELinuxProject/selinux@acca96a · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
policycoreutils Sandbox Tool Lets Local Users Escape the Sandbox to Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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