CVE-2016-2779

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.39% (32nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264USprimaryCWE-264US

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition≤ 1.6 «Смоленск»fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 8fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 9fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 10fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения util-linux≤ 2.31.1-0.1fstec_bduRU
kernel util-linux= 2.24.2-1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-02-07modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.4254/cnnvd
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1 enisa_euvd
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/2 enisa_euvd
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922 enisa_euvd
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd

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