Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6224
CVE-2016-6224
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.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3032-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3nvd
- bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882nvd
- bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1597154nvd
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K5WWCVHDLRLZTYMXEIONYFHLYAXXLJW3/nvd
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