Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10124 · published 9 January 2017

CVE-2016-10124: Linuxcontainers lxc improper access control vulnerability

Linuxcontainers · Lxc

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.

8.6 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.5% · top 26.2% CWE-284 · Improper access control

8.6CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0

1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

10References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Lxc Linuxcontainers

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95404
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/e986ea3dfa4a2957f71ae9bfaed406dd6e1ffff6	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/15/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95404
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/e986ea3dfa4a2957f71ae9bfaed406dd6e1ffff6	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-09

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10124), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.