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CVE-2016-4989

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-04-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-4989
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.46%
Linux

Original NVD 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.