CVE catalog
CVE-2016-7545
policycoreutils: CVE-2016-7545
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | policycoreutils | sid | 3.11-1 | fixed |
| Debian | policycoreutils | forky | 3.11-1 | fixed |
| Debian | policycoreutils | trixie | 3.8.1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | policycoreutils | bookworm | 3.4-1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | coreutils | tumbleweed | 3.2-1.4 | fixed |
| Suse | policycoreutils | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 2.5-6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | policycoreutils | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 2.5-6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | policycoreutils | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 2.5-6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | policycoreutils | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 2.3-3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | policycoreutils | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 2.3-3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | policycoreutils | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 2.0.79-4.8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | policycoreutils | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 2.0.79-4.8.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | firejail | tumbleweed | 0.9.66-1.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | policycoreutils | source | sid | 2.5-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [838599] |
| Debian | policycoreutils | source | forky | 2.5-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [838599] |
| Debian | policycoreutils | source | trixie | 2.5-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [838599] |
| Debian | policycoreutils | source | bookworm | 2.5-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [838599] |
| Opensuse | coreutils | rpm | tumbleweed | 3.2-1.4 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11179-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | policycoreutils | rpm | linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2 | 2.5-6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0338-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | policycoreutils | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp2 | 2.5-6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0338-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | policycoreutils | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2 | 2.5-6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0338-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | policycoreutils | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp1 | 2.3-3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0340-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | policycoreutils | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1 | 2.3-3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0340-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | policycoreutils | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 2.0.79-4.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0339-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | policycoreutils | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 2.0.79-4.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:0339-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | firejail | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.9.66-1.2 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10759-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [coreutils-doc]Unknown
Source package: [coreutils]
Details (1)
9.11-4.3· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.2-1.4Version impact unknown
dsa · coreutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [coreutils-lang]Unknown
Source package: [coreutils]
Details (1)
9.11-4.3· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
3.2-1.4Version impact unknown
dsa · coreutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [firejail-bash-completion]Unknown
Source package: [firejail]
Details (1)
0.9.80-1.4· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.9.66-1.2Version impact unknown
dsa · firejail · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [firejail-zsh-completion]Unknown
Source package: [firejail]
Details (1)
0.9.80-1.4· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
0.9.66-1.2Version impact unknown
dsa · firejail · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [coreutils]Fixed
Source package: [coreutils]
Details (1)
9.11-4.3· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
3.2-1.4dsa · coreutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [firejail]Fixed
Source package: [firejail]
Details (1)
0.9.80-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
0.9.66-1.2dsa · firejail · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [newrole]Fixed
Source package: [policycoreutils]
Details (2)
3.4-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 12
3.4-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 12
- [policycoreutils]Fixed
Details (2)
3.4-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 12
3.4-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [newrole]Fixed
Source package: [policycoreutils]
Details (2)
3.8.1-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 13
3.8.1-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 13
- [policycoreutils]Fixed
Details (2)
3.8.1-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 13
3.8.1-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.5-3dsa · policycoreutils · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2016_2702.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7545]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-638-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0338-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0339-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0340-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10759-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11179-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7545]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-7545.json]
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