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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2016-2779: util-linux security update

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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2016-2779: util-linux security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/07/2017
Created
06/17/2020
Added
06/17/2020
Modified
06/17/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libblkid
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libblkid-devel
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libmount
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libuuid
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-libuuid-devel
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-util-linux
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-uuidd

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