CVE-2016-5759

kexec-tools: mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 22, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of kexec-tools as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE not specified