Packages
- ecryptfs-utils - eCryptfs cryptographic filesystem utilities
Details
Sylvain Pelissier discovered that eCryptfs did not generate a random salt when
encrypting the mount passphrase with the login password. An attacker could use
this issue to discover the login password used to protect the mount passphrase
and gain unintended access to the encrypted files.
Sylvain Pelissier discovered that eCryptfs did not generate a random salt when
encrypting the mount passphrase with the login password. An attacker could use
this issue to discover the login password used to protect the mount passphrase
and gain unintended access to the encrypted files.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to log out of all sessions and then log back in to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.10 utopic | ecryptfs-utils – 104-0ubuntu1.14.10.3 | ||
| libecryptfs0 – 104-0ubuntu1.14.10.3 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | ecryptfs-utils – 104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3 | ||
| libecryptfs0 – 104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3 | |||
| 12.04 precise | ecryptfs-utils – 96-0ubuntu3.4 | ||
| libecryptfs0 – 96-0ubuntu3.4 | |||
| 10.04 lucid | ecryptfs-utils – 83-0ubuntu3.2.10.04.6 | ||
| libecryptfs0 – 83-0ubuntu3.2.10.04.6 | |||
Reduce your security exposure
Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.