openSUSE Security Update : ecryptfs-utils (openSUSE-2018-126)

low Nessus Plugin ID 106570

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for ecryptfs-utils fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2015-8946: ecryptfs-setup-swap improperly configures encrypted swap when using GPT partitioning (bsc#989121)

- CVE-2016-6224: ecryptfs-setup-swap improperly configures encrypted swap when using GPT partitioning on a NVMe or MMC drive (bsc#989122)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected ecryptfs-utils packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989121

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989122

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 106570

File Name: openSUSE-2018-126.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/2/2018

Updated: 10/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous 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:novell:opensuse:ecryptfs-utils-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ecryptfs-utils-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ecryptfs-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ecryptfs-utils-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/1/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8946, CVE-2016-6224