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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5434 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.375Z

Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4445

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-11T18:59:00.260

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-4445

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4445 - Bugzilla

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