Description
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.
Published: 2017-02-13
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-3642 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.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Freedesktop Polkit
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

Reserved: 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2568

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-2568

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2016-2568 - Bugzilla

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