CVE-2016-6224: Input Validation
First published: Fri Jul 22 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ecryptfs Ecryptfs-utils | <=110 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =15.10 |
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Reference Links
- 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-3032-1
- 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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/
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