The allow_execstack plugin for setroubleshoot allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execstack SELinux denial wit
The allow_execstack plugin for setroubleshoot allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execstack SELinux denial with a crafted filename, related to the commands.getoutput function.
- Published
- Apr 11, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 39th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| setroubleshoot project | setroubleshoot | cpe:2.3:a:setroubleshoot_project:setroubleshoot |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux hpc node | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
- setroubleshoot project setroubleshootup to - inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | setroubleshoot | before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | setroubleshoot-debuginfo | before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | setroubleshoot-doc | before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | setroubleshoot-plugins | before 0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8 | 0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | setroubleshoot-server | before 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | setroubleshoot | before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2 | 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | setroubleshoot-debuginfo | before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2 | 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | setroubleshoot-plugins | before 0:3.0.59-2.el7_2 | 0:3.0.59-2.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | setroubleshoot-server | before 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2 | 0:3.2.24-4.el7_2 |
Same product
setroubleshoot project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2016-4989setroubleshoot allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism and execute arbitrary commands by (1) triggering an S28Monitor
- CVE-2016-4445The fix_lookup_id function in sealert in setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as root by triggering28Monitor
- CVE-2016-4444The allow_execmod plugin for setroubleshoot before 3.2.23 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by triggering an execmod SELinux 28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:setroubleshoot | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:setroubleshoot-debuginfo | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:setroubleshoot-doc | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:setroubleshoot-plugins | 0:3.0.40-3.1.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:setroubleshoot-server | 0:3.0.47-12.el6_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91427
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036144
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1293
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339250
- github.com/fedora-selinux/setroubleshoot/commit/eaccf4c0d20a27d3df5ff6de8c9dcc80f6f40718
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1267.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.