CVE-2016-4444
setroubleshoot-plugins: insecure commands.getstatusoutput use in the allow_execmod plugin
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · June 21, 2016
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
A shell command injection flaw was found in the way the setroubleshoot allow_execmod plugin executed external commands. A local attacker able to trigger an execmod SELinux denial could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')