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CVE-2016-5759 json

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

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2016-6694

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • kdump SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 0.8.15-29.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2553-1

  • kdump openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.9.1-3.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10892-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-5759 updated cvss 7.3

kexec-tools: mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kexec-tools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kexec-tools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kexec-tools, kexec-tools-eppic, kexec-tools-anaconda-addon
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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