CVE-2016-10124
high
CVSS v3
8.6
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.6
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
91%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:2.0.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:2.0.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:2.0.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:2.0.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:2.0.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| linuxcontainers | lxc | {"endIncluding":"2.0.0"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10124.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95404
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/e986ea3dfa4a2957f71ae9bfaed406dd6e1ffff6
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10124
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.