pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.963Z

Reserved: 2016-02-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2568

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.393

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:48:43.147

Link: CVE-2016-2568

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2568 - Bugzilla