CVE-2016-2779

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2779
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-07 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-01-04 14:14:00 UTC
Descriptionrunuser 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kernel Util-linux 2.24.2-1 All All All
Application Kernel Util-linux 2.24.2-1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#815922 - util-linux: CVE-2016-2779: runuser tty hijacking via TIOCSTI ioctl - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: util-linux runuser tty hijacking via TIOCSTI ioctl MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: util-linux runuser tty hijacking via TIOCSTI ioctl MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670906 EulerOS Security Update for util-linux (EulerOS-SA-2020-2568)
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