CVE-2016-6224

3.3 lowEPSS 0.4%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

3.3 low

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2016-07-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

canonical:ubuntu_linux
ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3032-1
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/882
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1597154

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