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CVE-2016-4989

setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and...

7.0 HighFix available

CVE-2016-4989 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Setroubleshoot Project Setroubleshoot, published April 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in setroubleshoot 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8.

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.0

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.

Record
CVE-2016-4989
CVSS 3.0
7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-77
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-4989
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5955 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-5955
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-585r-x79p-835g 7.0

setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and...

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.

Record
GHSA-585r-x79p-835g
CVSS 3.0
7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-77
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.0

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.

Record
CVE-2016-4989
CVSS 3.0
7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
setroubleshoot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-plugins
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8
0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8
setroubleshoot-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-plugins
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8
0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8
setroubleshoot-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
setroubleshoot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-plugins
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8
0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8
setroubleshoot-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
0:3.0.47-12.el6_8
setroubleshoot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot-plugins
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:3.0.59-2.el7_2
0:3.0.59-2.el7_2
setroubleshoot-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot-plugins
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:3.0.59-2.el7_2
0:3.0.59-2.el7_2
setroubleshoot-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
setroubleshoot-plugins
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:3.0.59-2.el7_2
0:3.0.59-2.el7_2
setroubleshoot-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2
0:3.2.24-4.el7_2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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