VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6224

CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-07-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning on a (1) NVMe or (2) MMC drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8946.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references