FKIE_CVE-2016-10124

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-09 08:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:39
Severity
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
An issue was discovered in Linux Containers (LXC) before 2016-02-22. When executing a program via lxc-attach, the nonpriv session can escape to the parent session by using the TIOCSTI ioctl to push characters into the terminal's input buffer, allowing an attacker to escape the container.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95404
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/e986ea3dfa4a2957f71ae9bfaed406dd6e1ffff6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95404
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/e986ea3dfa4a2957f71ae9bfaed406dd6e1ffff6Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linuxcontainers lxc *
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