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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-07-22T14:00:00

Updated: 2017-08-07T18:57:01

Reserved: 2016-07-14T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-6224

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-22T14:59:01.787

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:33:54.650


Link: CVE-2016-6224

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