VDB
CVE-2016-2568
CVE-2016-2568
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
pkexec, when used with --user nonpriv, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
EPSS 0.37% · 28.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.37%
28.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-11ubuntu2, 0.105-14.1ubuntu0.5+esm1, 0.105-14.1ubuntu0.5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-33, 0, 0.105-31 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 124-1, 123-3, 123-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.5, 0.105-20ubuntu0.18.04.1, 0.105-20 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | policykit-1 | 0, 126-2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-26ubuntu1.3, 0.105-26ubuntu1.1, 0.105-26ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | policykit-1 | 0.105-4ubuntu2, 0.105-4ubuntu2.14.04.1, 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.5 |
Timeline
- Feb 13, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2568 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/443 third-party-advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/793178/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2568 third-party-advisory