'Encrypt My Home Folder' is still an option when upgrading/not reformatting
Bug #750028 reported by
atari2600a
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
NattyB1 x86_32 LiveCD. Had to do a mishmash downgrade/upgrade (good mobo died, went from 64-bit C2E to 32-bit P4) so I reformatted my / overwriting 10.10 x64 with 11.04B1 x86. Of course, my /home/ was separate & encrypted & I didn't reformat. Usually "Encrypt my home directory" is greyed out but it was still active. Someone should fix or re-add the ecryptfs check. Labeling as a security vulnerability because someone might mistakenly start writing directly to /home/ w/o going through ecryptfs.
Revision history for this message
| Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote | #1 |
| security vulnerability: | yes → no |
| visibility: | private → public |
Revision history for this message
| atari2600a (atari2600a) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
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Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.