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ecryptfs-utils — security advisory
The eCryptfs support utilities (ecryptfs-utils) 73-0ubuntu6.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 stores the mount passphrase in installation logs, which might allow local users to obtain access to the filesystem by reading the log files from disk. NOTE: the log files are only readable by root.
- Products
- ecryptfs-utils
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 75-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2009-1296
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The eCryptfs support utilities (ecryptfs-utils) 73-0ubuntu6.1 on Ubuntu 9.04 stores the mount passphrase in installation logs, which might allow local users to obtain access to the filesystem by reading the log files from disk. NOTE: the log files are only readable by root.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1296
ecryptfs-utils
Fixed versions: 75-2
ecryptfs-utils
Fixed versions: 75-2
ecryptfs-utils
Fixed versions: 75-2
Complete source record
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