CVE-2016-2568

NameCVE-2016-2568
Descriptionpkexec, 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs812512, 816062

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
policykit-1 (PTS)buster, buster (security)0.105-25+deb10u1vulnerable
bullseye (security), bullseye0.105-31+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm122-3vulnerable
trixie124-1vulnerable
sid124-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
policykit-1source(unstable)(unfixed)low812512, 816062

Notes

[bookworm] - policykit-1 <ignored> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - policykit-1 <ignored> (Minor issue)
[buster] - policykit-1 <ignored> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - policykit-1 <ignored> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - policykit-1 <ignored> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - policykit-1 <ignored> (Minor issue)
Restricting ioctl on the kernel side seems the better approach
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300746

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