A AegiFlow
HIGHCVSS 7.8

CVE-2016-2568

CVE-2016-2568 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-10-10
Sources
nvd

Summary

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

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