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
- Linuxcontainers Lxc
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- 95404 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- GLSA-201711-09 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
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.