CVE-2016-6224 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 obta...
LowCVSS 3.3
EPSS 0.37%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ecryptfs-utils | <= 110 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 14.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 15.10 | No fix listed |
References
- [oss-security] 20160713 CVE Requests: Information exposure caused by ecryptfs-setup-swap failures mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20160714 Re: CVE Requests: Information exposure caused by ecryptfs-setup-swap failures mailing-list
- USN-3032-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bazaar.launchpad.net
- bugs.launchpad.net
- bugs.launchpad.net
- FEDORA-2016-41301e2187 vendor-advisory
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-6224 vendor-advisory