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CVE-2016-6224 Details

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.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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882	CVE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1597154	CVE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282	CVE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/	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	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882	[email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1597154	[email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282	[email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3032-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ecryptfs ecryptfs-utils	<= 110
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	14.04 15.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 27, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 27, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]