CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-2779
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
runuser in util-linux allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
Affected configurations
• kernel util-linux 2.24.2-1
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory