CVE-2016-10124

Summary

CVECVE-2016-10124
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-09 08:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-13 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-284

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linuxcontainers Lxc All rc1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
LXC: Remote security bypass (GLSA 201711-09) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
oss-security - Re: Multiple disputed issues in util-vserver MISC www.openwall.com
update lxc-attach manpage · lxc/lxc@e986ea3 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
LXC CVE-2016-10124 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - AW: Re: CVE request: screen stack overflow (deep recursion) MISC www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710561 Gentoo Linux LXC Remote Security bypass Vulnerability (GLSA 201711-09)
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