1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3032-1

USN-3032-1: eCryptfs vulnerability

Publication date

14 July 2016

Overview

eCryptfs could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

Details

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.

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.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial ecryptfs-utils –  111-0ubuntu1.1
15.10 wily ecryptfs-utils –  108-0ubuntu1.2

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