CVE-2016-10124 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can escape LXC containers to the host system by injecting terminal input via TIOCSTI ioctl during lxc-attach execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10124?
CVE-2016-10124 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10124?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linuxcontainers Lxc.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10124?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-10124 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10124 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10124, GHSA-97h5-fmw5-r7vf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10124, USN-3375-1.