CVE-2016-6224 in eCryptfs

Summary

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.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 07/14/2016
• Disclosure: 07/22/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-90228 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 3.3
• EPSS: 0.00057
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6224
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6224
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-6224/