Escape from Linux Container (LXC) via TIOCSTI ioctl vulnerability

CVE-2016-10124 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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