Improper Input Validation Affecting coreutils package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Scope Changed
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
8.6 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-COREUTILS-317464
  • published 7 Feb 2017
  • disclosed 7 Feb 2017

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 coreutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream coreutils package and not the coreutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

chroot in GNU coreutils, when used with --userspec, allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.