CVE-2016-6224

low-risk
Published 2016-07-22

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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3
CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Ecryptfs-Utils

Affected Vendors

22
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low