Description
The encrypted private-directory setup process in utils/ecryptfs-setup-private in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly ensure that the passphrase file is created, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions at a certain time in the new-user creation steps.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.4/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 15, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified