Access Restriction Bypass Affecting util-linux package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-UTILLINUX-285822
  • published7 Feb 2017
  • disclosed7 Feb 2017

Introduced: 7 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-2779  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 util-linux.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream util-linux package and not the util-linux package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.