DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2568

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2568
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2568.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2568
Upstream
Published
2017-02-13T18:59:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:39Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other
122-3
122-4
123-1
123-2
123-3
124-1
124-2
124-3
125-1
125-2
126-1
126-2
127-1
127-2
127-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2568.json"

Debian:13 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
123-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2568.json"

Debian:14 / policykit-1

Package

Name
policykit-1
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
123-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2568.json"