CVE-2009-1296 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers with root privileges can read installation logs to obtain eCryptfs mount passphrases, potentially accessing encrypted filesystems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1296?
CVE-2009-1296 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1296?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ubuntu 73-Oubuntu, Ubuntu Ubuntu.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1296?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2009-1296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1296, GHSA-wp7j-cfx2-2rxm.