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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871715
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Update for policycoreutils RHSA-2016:2702-01
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'policycoreutils'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'policycoreutils'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The policycoreutils packages contain the core policy utilities required to
manage a SELinux environment.

Security Fix(es):

* It was found that the sandbox tool provided in policycoreutils was
vulnerable to a TIOCSTI ioctl attack. A specially crafted program executed
via the sandbox command could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands
in the context of the parent shell, escaping the sandbox. (CVE-2016-7545)

Affected Software/OS:
policycoreutils on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7545
BugTraq ID: 93156
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93156
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPRNK3PWMAVNJZ53YW5GOEOGJSFNAQIF/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/25/1
https://marc.info/?l=selinux&m=147465160112766&w=2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2702
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2702.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0535
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0535.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0536
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0536.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037283
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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