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.
References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=815922 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-07T15:00:00

Updated: 2017-02-07T13:57:01

Reserved: 2016-02-27T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-2779

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-02-07T15:59:00.287

Modified: 2019-01-04T14:14:12.293


Link: CVE-2016-2779

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CWE