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
Published Jun 9, 2009
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.1
- 9.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of ecryptfs-utils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. eCryptfs encrypted home directories are not set up during the system installation, so theres no possibility for leaking encryption passwords to the installation log file.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 19.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 20.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35383 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022347 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-783-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1296 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51191 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1296
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1296
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35383 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022347 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-783-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1296 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51191 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1296 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1296 |
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