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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-04-11T18:00:00

Updated: 2017-04-11T17:57:01

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-4989

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-04-11T18:59:00.353

Modified: 2017-04-17T16:36:57.637


Link: CVE-2016-4989

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