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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
The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3032-1 advisory.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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 92311
File Name: ubuntu_USN-3032-1.nasl
Version: 2.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 7/15/2016
Updated: 8/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-ecryptfs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ecryptfs-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libecryptfs1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libecryptfs-dev
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