CVE-2016-7545
SELinux policycoreutils Unix Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 19, 2017, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7545
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected policycoreutils packages.
- Update your system.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-7545 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-7545.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7545 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7545
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
:ninja: seccomp-based anti-TTY-hijacking proof-of-concept (prevents TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX)
ioctl linux security tioclinux tiocsti seccomp seccomp-filter seccomp-filtering seccomp-tools command-injection libseccomp tty c99 syscalls syscall-filter doas sudo
Makefile C
Demo showing how to use the vulnerability module
Ruby Puppet PowerShell Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-7545 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-7545 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2702.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0535.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0536.html Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/25/1 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93156 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037283 Added Reference https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/acca96a135a4d2a028ba9b636886af99c0915379 Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/ Added Reference https://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=147465160112766&w=2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0536.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0535.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037283 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/acca96a135a4d2a028ba9b636886af99c0915379 No Types Assigned https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/commit/acca96a135a4d2a028ba9b636886af99c0915379 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93156 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93156 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=147465160112766&w=2 No Types Assigned https://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=147465160112766&w=2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2702.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2702.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/25/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/25/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:selinux_project:selinux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} -0.06%
score
0.06892
percentile