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CVE-2015-8946

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8946 describes a vulnerability in eCryptfs versions prior to 111, specifically affecting the ecryptfs-setup-swap utility when used with GPT partitioning and certain systemd versions. This flaw allows an unencrypted swap partition to activate during boot, potentially exposing sensitive information to local users. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 3.3 (Low), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
<= 110CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 1,509 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8946Moderate

ecryptfs-utils: ecryptfs-setup-swap improperly configures encrypted swap when using GPT partitioning

Aug 4, 2015

References

bazaar.launchpad.net / ~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/857
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/ecryptfs-utils/+bug/1447282
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/2
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/3
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3032-1
Third Party Advisory