CVE-2016-5759

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopNovell Suse Linux Enterprise ServerOpensuse Leap
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 14

Description

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDopensuse/leap42.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wp6g-h882-vcw2: The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2016-5759: The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "↗2017-09-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
kexec-tools: mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory↗2016-07-22
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5759 kexec-tools: mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory↗2017-11-08
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5759 kexec-tools: mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory [fedora-all]↗2017-11-08
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