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.
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EUVD-2016-7155 | 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. |
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USN-3032-1 | eCryptfs vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.776Z
Reserved: 2016-07-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-6224

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-07-22T14:59:01.787
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-6224


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