CVE-2016-2779

N/A

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published2/7/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

kernel:util-linux

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/2(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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