Upstream information

CVE-2016-2568 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 4.4 6.2
Vector AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local Local
Access Complexity Medium High
Authentication None None
Confidentiality Impact Partial Complete
Integrity Impact Partial Complete
Availability Impact Partial Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.8 6.1
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High Low
Privileges Required Low None
User Interaction None Required
Scope Changed Changed
Confidentiality Impact High Low
Integrity Impact High Low
Availability Impact High Low
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1000998 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 697897 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 968375 [NEW], 968674 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 polkit Ignore
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 polkit Ignore
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 polkit Ignore
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 polkit Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 polkit Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 polkit Ignore
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 polkit Ignore
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 polkit Ignore
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 polkit Ignore
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 polkit Ignore
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 polkit Ignore
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 polkit Ignore
Container Status
rancher/elemental-teal-rt/5.3
rancher/elemental-teal-rt/5.4
rancher/elemental-teal/5.3
rancher/elemental-teal/5.4
polkitIgnore


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Feb 26 08:15:13 2016
CVE page last modified: Thu Feb 22 16:32:11 2024