UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2779

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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.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2779
Related
Published
2017-02-07T15:59:00Z
Modified
2024-11-20T12:28:05Z
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
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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux?arch=src?distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown 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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.30.1-0ubuntu4
2.30.2-0.1ubuntu1
2.30.2-0.1ubuntu2
2.30.2-0.1ubuntu3
2.31.1-0.4ubuntu2
2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3
2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1
2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "bsdutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "bsdutils-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "fdisk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "fdisk-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "fdisk-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libblkid-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libblkid1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libblkid1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libblkid1-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libfdisk-dev"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libfdisk1"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libfdisk1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libfdisk1-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmount-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmount1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmount1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libmount1-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libsmartcols-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libsmartcols1"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libsmartcols1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libsmartcols1-udeb"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libuuid1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libuuid1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "libuuid1-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "mount"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "mount-dbgsym"
        },
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            "binary_name": "rfkill"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "rfkill-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "setpriv"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "setpriv-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "util-linux"
        },
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            "binary_name": "util-linux-dbgsym"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "util-linux-locales"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "util-linux-udeb"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "uuid-dev"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "uuid-runtime"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3",
            "binary_name": "uuid-runtime-dbgsym"
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    ]
}