debian · CVE-2016-2568

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Priority: low Published: Updated: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:59:42 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2016-2568 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (policykit-1), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2.

Description:

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.

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