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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1315 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3375-1 LXC vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.026Z

Reserved: 2017-01-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-10124

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-09T08:59:00.153

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10124

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