CVE-2009-1296

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    CVE-2009-1296

    Published: 9 Jun 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/35383, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-783-1, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022347, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51191

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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