CVE-2016-5759

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2016-07-22
Bugzilla:
1510921: CVE-2016-5759 kexec-tools: mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

Find out more about CVE-2016-5759 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of kexec-tools as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kexec-tools Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kexec-tools Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kexec-tools Not affected

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