CVE-2016-7545 describes a vulnerability in SELinux policycoreutils that allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of its sandbox. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) involves a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, enabling an attacker with local access to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation are noted, the vulnerability has received some community discussion, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:selinux_project:selinux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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