CVE-2015-8946
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
3.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8946
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8946.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 111-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 111-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 111-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 111-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 111-1 |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecryptfs | ecryptfs-utils | {"endIncluding":"110"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8946.html
- 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/857
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8946
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.