CVE-2016-6224
Severity Score
3.3
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
ecryptfs-setup-swap en eCryptfs no impide la activación de la partición de intercambio sin cifrar durante el inicio cuando se utiliza el particionamiento GPT en un controlador (1) NVMe o (2) MMC, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible a través de vectores no especificados. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad existe debido a una solución incompleta para CVE-2015-8946.
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Timeline
- 2016-07-14 CVE Reserved
- 2016-07-22 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3 | Mailing List |
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| https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1597154 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282 | X_refsource_confirm |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ecryptfs Search vendor "Ecryptfs" | Ecryptfs-utils Search vendor "Ecryptfs" for product "Ecryptfs-utils" | <= 110 Search vendor "Ecryptfs" for product "Ecryptfs-utils" and version " <= 110" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10" | - |
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