[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196368 Title: Encrypted LUKS disks store passphrase plaintext in memory Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: To test this, run "sudo cat /dev/mem | strings | grep firstfewcharsofpassphrase" and eventually the entire string will turn up. I've only tested this in hardy, but I expect it is also present in Gutsy. My roomate running Gentoo with LUKS also has this problem, while another roomate using gentoo and truecrypt did not. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/196368/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp