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CVE-2016-7545

Published: 19 January 2017

SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.

Notes

AuthorNote
ebarretto
sandbox executable not packaged in Trusty and Xenial

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
policycoreutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.6-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.6-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.6-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.6-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (2.6-1)
xenial Not vulnerable

yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H