UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2779
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2779
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2779.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2779
- Upstream
- Published
- 2017-02-07T15:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-18T16:43:27Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2779
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1
- http://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=145694736107128&w=2
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/a0a8e9884443601abf9f06b715f2f6bb0820cbad
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/23f75093264aae5d58d61016cb1a29d8ebdfa157
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2779
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / util-linux
Package
- Name
- util-linux
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
2.*
2.26.2-6ubuntu3
2.27-3ubuntu1
2.27.1-1ubuntu2
2.27.1-1ubuntu3
2.27.1-1ubuntu4
2.27.1-3ubuntu1
2.27.1-4ubuntu1
2.27.1-6ubuntu1
2.27.1-6ubuntu2
2.27.1-6ubuntu3
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.2
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.4
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.6
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.7
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.8
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.9
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10
2.27.1-6ubuntu3.10+esm2