Improper Input Validation Affecting coreutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-COREUTILS-2801226
  • published7 Feb 2017
  • disclosed7 Feb 2017

Introduced: 7 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-2781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 coreutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream coreutils package and not the coreutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

chroot in GNU coreutils, when used with --userspec, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.