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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : eCryptfs vulnerability (USN-3032-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 92311

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that eCryptfs incorrectly configured the encrypted swap partition for certain drive types. An attacker could use this issue to discover sensitive information.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3032-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 92311

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3032-1.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/15/2016

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6224

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ecryptfs-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libecryptfs-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libecryptfs1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-ecryptfs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6224

USN: 3032-1