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TITLE:
eCryptfs Utils "ecryptfs-setup-private" Password Disclosure Security
Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32382

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32382/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
eCryptfs Utils
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20230/

DESCRIPTION:
Jamie Strandboge has reported a security issue in eCryptfs Utils,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose
sensitive information.

The security issue is caused due to the "ecryptfs-setup-private"
program passing the login and mount passwords via the command line to
the "ecryptfs-wrap-passphrase" and "ecryptfs-add-passphrase" programs.
This can be exploited to disclose the passwords via the process list.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the GIT repository.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git;a=commit;h=06de99afd53f03fe07eda0ad9d61ac6d5d4d9f53
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mhalcrow/ecryptfs-utils.git;a=commit;h=0af27a5d514dc4bbc077f07cf33a5d5b362a9193

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Jamie Strandboge

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/23/3

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