| Name | CVE-2016-6224 |
| Description | 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. |
| 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) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- ecryptfs-utils <not-affected> (Broken code not present; incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8946 not applied)
Actually due to an incomplete fix of LP#1447282
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1597154
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2