CVE-2016-2779 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00158.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Kernel	Util-linux

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:2.24.2-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3853	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/2
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2779
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2779

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-07T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:21.161Z

Reserved: 2016-02-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2779

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-07T15:59:00.287

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

Link: CVE-2016-2779

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-02-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2779 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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