CVE-2014-9687 Information

Description

eCryptfs 104 and earlier uses a default salt to encrypt the mount passphrase which makes it easier for attackers to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/16 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/17/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/28/3 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2524-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/906550