CVE-2015-8946

Low

Description

ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs before 111 does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning and certain versions of systemd, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.3
Exploit probability—
ProductCanonical Ubuntu Linux
PublishedJul 22, 2016
First seenJul 22, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
canonical ubuntu_linux15.10, 16.04—
ecryptfs ecryptfs-utilsv ≤ 110—

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