CVE-2026-59677
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in selinux policycoreutils seunshares allows a user that is running in unconfined context to kill e.g. root-owned processes running also in unconfined context This issue affects policycoreutils through 3.10.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-23 08:16:24.737000
Last modified
2026-10-24 13:10:00.147000
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"id": "CVE-2026-59677",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-07-23T08:16:24.737",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T13:10:00.147",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "Una vulnerabilidad de falta de autorización en selinux policycoreutils seunshares permite a un usuario que se ejecuta en un contexto no confinado matar, p. ej., procesos propiedad de root que también se ejecutan en un contexto no confinado.\n\nEste problema afecta a policycoreutils hasta 3.10."
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"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268256",
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"url": "https://security.opensuse.org/2026/07/15/selinux-seunshare.html",
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