# CVE-2016-4989: setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands by (1) triggering an S

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346461
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/e69378d7e82a503534d29c5939fa219341e8f2ad
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/574
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293
- http://securitytracker.com/id/1036144
- https://github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/dda55aa50db95a25f0d919c3a0d5871827cdc40f

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