CVE-2016-6224
Published: 22 July 2016
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.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 3.3
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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ecryptfs-utils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Pending
(112)
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(111-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Not vulnerable
(systemd not in use)
|
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|
Patches: Upstream: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/859 |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | This issue only occurs when systemd and GPT partitioning is in use on an NVMe or MMC drive |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6224
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3032-1/
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian