Vulnerability in Linuxcontainers Lxc

CVE-2016-10124

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 buff…

EPSS: 0.002 (44.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10124?
CVE-2016-10124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxcontainers Lxc, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-10124?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10124 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.