CVE-2016-10124
8.6
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-10124
To remediate CVE-2016-10124, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/lxc—upgrade to 1:2.0.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-10124 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.0.0-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |