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CVE-2016-10124

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.

Published

2017-01-09T08:59:00.153

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	linuxcontainers	lxc	≤ 2.0.0	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/5 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/5 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95404 ([email protected])
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/e986ea3dfa4a2957f71ae9bfaed406dd6e1ffff6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95404 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/e986ea3dfa4a2957f71ae9bfaed406dd6e1ffff6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)