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title: "CVE-2009-1296\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2009-1296

Publication date 9 June 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The eCryptfs support utilities (ecryptfs-utils) 73-0ubuntu6.1 on Ubuntu
9.04 stores the mount passphrase in installation logs, which might allow
local users to obtain access to the filesystem by reading the log files
from disk. NOTE: the log files are only readable by root.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ecryptfs-utils | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 73-0ubuntu6.1 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1296)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1296)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1296)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1296)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-783-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-783-1)
+ eCryptfs vulnerability
+ 8 June 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1296>