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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 3.3/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3032-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1597154
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3032-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1597154
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 22, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified