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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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20160226 Re: CVE Request: pkexec tty hijacking via TIOCSTI ioctl
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300746
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2568
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https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2568
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=816062
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