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CVE-2016-2568

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CVE-2016-2568

Published: Feb 13, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

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