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=== Description (from pull-request) ===
Avoids a segfault in lxc_attach.c: get_pty_on_host when executed with su: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1567037
From 9ad2b71364d3477f9c03ff305b41a7e8e7827050 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Poten <philip.po...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2016 08:27:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] exit with error if no controlling tty is available

Avoids a segfault in lxc_attach.c: get_pty_on_host when executed with su: 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1567037
---
 src/lxc/console.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lxc/console.c b/src/lxc/console.c
index 052512e..4c3e60a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/console.c
+++ b/src/lxc/console.c
@@ -527,6 +527,11 @@ int lxc_console_create(struct lxc_conf *conf)
 
        lxc_console_peer_default(console);
 
+       if (console->peer < 0) {
+               SYSERROR("failed to open console peer - no controlling tty?");
+               goto err;
+       }
+
        if (console->log_path) {
                console->log_fd = lxc_unpriv(open(console->log_path,
                                                  O_CLOEXEC | O_RDWR |
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