VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-10124

CVSS score8.6 HIGH
EPSS probability1.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-01-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-284

Primary references