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CVE-2015-8946 Details

Description

ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs before 111 does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning and certain versions of systemd, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/857 CVE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3 CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3032-1 CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
canonical ubuntu linux
15.10
16.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
ecryptfs ecryptfs-utils
<= 110

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8946
NVD Published Date:
Jul 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-8946 Details - Not Deferred