| Name | CVE-2015-8946 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ecryptfs-utils (PTS) | bullseye | 111-5 | fixed |
| bookworm | 111-6 | fixed |
| sid | 111-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ecryptfs-utils | source | (unstable) | 111-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - ecryptfs-utils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ecryptfs-utils <no-dsa> (Only happens if using systemd v207 onward)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1447282
Fixed by: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/857
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2