Is CVE-2016-6224 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-6224 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-6224?

CVE-2016-6224 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-6224?

CVE-2016-6224 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6224?

Upgrade ecryptfs-utils on ubuntu 16.04 to 111-0ubuntu1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-6224

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning on a (1) NVMe or (2) MMC drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8946.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

ecryptfs-utilsUbuntu

Fixed in:111-0ubuntu1.1USN-3032-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

ubuntu.com

Other references6

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CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
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CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.