An issue was discovered in Linux Containers (LXC) before 2016-02-22.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01531 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97h5-fmw5-r7vf
References
More Lxc vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04061 runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-28386 lxc lxc-user-nic insufficient ownership validation allows cross-tenant OVS port deletion CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2016-07111 Access control flaw in LXC before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.0.6 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2017-13795 In LXC 2.0, many template scripts download code over cleartext HTTP, and omit a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2015-01214 lxc-start in lxc before 1.0.8 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows local container… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2013-05394 The lxc-sshd template (templates/lxc-sshd.in) in LXC before 1.0.0.beta2 uses read-write… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2016-10124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97h5-fmw5-r7vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-10124 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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