CVE catalog

CVE-2016-10124

lxc: CVE-2016-10124

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published: Feb 22, 2016, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.53% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	lxc	sid	`1:7.0.0-2`	fixed
Debian	lxc	forky	`1:7.0.0-2`	fixed
Debian	lxc	trixie	`1:6.0.4-4+deb13u4`	fixed
Debian	lxc	bookworm	`1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4`	fixed
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha1-0ubuntu11`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~rc4-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.2-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.3-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.4-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.5-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.6-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.9`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.10`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.8-0ubuntu0.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.8-0ubuntu0.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.9-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.9-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.10-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.10-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha1-0ubuntu11`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~alpha3-0ubuntu8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta1-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta2-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~beta4-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0~rc4-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.0-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.2-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.3-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.4-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.5-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.6-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.9`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.7-0ubuntu0.10`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.8-0ubuntu0.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.8-0ubuntu0.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.9-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.9-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.10-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lxc	14.04	`1.0.10-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	lxc	source	sid	`1:2.0.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lxc	source	forky	`1:2.0.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lxc	source	trixie	`1:2.0.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lxc	source	bookworm	`1:2.0.0-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	lxc	deb	14.04	`1.0.10-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10124	Not reported
Ubuntu	lxc	deb	14.04	`1.0.10-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	USN-3375-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[liblxc1]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
[liblxc-common]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
[libpam-cgfs]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
[lxc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
[lxc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
[lxc-tests]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12
- 1:5.0.2-1+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · bookworm; dsa · lxc · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[liblxc1t64]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
[liblxc-common]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
[libpam-cgfs]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
[lxc]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
[lxc-dev]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
[lxc-tests]Fixed
Source package: [lxc]
Details (2)
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13
- 1:6.0.4-4+deb13u3+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1:2.0.0-1
  dsa · lxc · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:18:47 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]