Description
Context relabeling of filesystems is vulnerable to symbolic link attack, allowing a local, unprivileged malicious entity to change the SELinux context of an arbitrary file to a context with few restrictions. This only happens when the relabeling process is done, usually when taking SELinux state from disabled to enable (permissive or enforcing). The issue was found in policycoreutils 2.5-11.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELinux Project | policycoreutils | 2.5-11 and newer | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | policycoreutils | 2.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | policycoreutils | 2.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | policycoreutils | 2.7-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | policycoreutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | policycoreutils | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | policycoreutils +6 | 2.5-22.el7 | RHSA-2018:0913 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | policycoreutils | 2.5-10.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0926-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | policycoreutils | 2.5-10.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0926-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | policycoreutils | 2.0.79-4.9.3.3 | SUSE-SU-2018:0927-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | policycoreutils | 2.5-10.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0926-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | policycoreutils | 2.5-10.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:0926-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | policycoreutils | 2.0.79-4.9.3.3 | SUSE-SU-2018:0927-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | coreutils | 3.2-1.4 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11179-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | policycoreutils +6 | 2.5-22.amzn2 | ALAS2-2018-1076 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | policycoreutils +6 | 2.5-22.0.1.el7 | ELSA-2018-0913 |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2018:0913 Red Hat Security Advisory: policycoreutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:0926-1 Security update for policycoreutils SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11179-1 policycoreutils-3.2-1.4 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:0927-1 Security update for policycoreutils SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2018-1076 Low: policycoreutils security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 15, 2018
- ELSA-2018-0913 Low: policycoreutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Apr 16, 2018
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550122
- RHSA-2018:0913 vendor-advisory