UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6224
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6224
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6224.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6224
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-07-22T14:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-04T03:35:51.870669Z
- Severity
-
- 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ecryptfs-utils
Package
- Name
- ecryptfs-utils
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/ecryptfs-utils@111-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed111-0ubuntu1.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ecryptfs-utils",
"binary_version": "111-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libecryptfs-dev",
"binary_version": "111-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libecryptfs1",
"binary_version": "111-0ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-ecryptfs",
"binary_version": "111-0ubuntu1.1"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}