CVE-2016-9638
N/A
Published: December 2, 2016 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPatrol
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary "listguests64" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named "virsh" using the PATH environment variable. The "listguests64" program will then run "virsh" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrolVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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