CVE-2016-2779

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 7, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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