Low severity · published Jul 22, 2016
CVE-2015-8946
ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs before 111 does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning and certain versions of systemd,…
3.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs before 111 does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning and certain versions of systemd, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EC
Ecryptfs-utils · Ecryptfs
through 110 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8946
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8946
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3032-1
bazaar.launchpad.net
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/857
bugs.launchpad.net
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282
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