CVE-2016-6224

Low

Description

ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning on a (1) NVMe or (2) MMC drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8946.

SeverityLow

CVSS3.3

Exploit probability—

ProductEcryptfs-utils

PublishedJul 22, 2016

First seenJul 22, 2016

How to fix

Vendor advisories

lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ecryptfs ecryptfs-utils	v ≤ 110	—
canonical ubuntu_linux	14.04, 15.10	—

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