Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mlocate
I am using ecryptfs-utils to create a ~/Private/ mount that I keep sensitive data in. I was shocked to find these files listed in a "locate" query. I believe that ecryptfs should be added to the list of excluded mlocate filesystems for two reasons: 1) It is a reasonable expectation that file metadata in an ecryptfs is just as private as the file contents: if an attacker plugs my stolen spun-down drive into an enemy system, my file metadata are compromised. 2) The cost to traverse an ecryptfs is noticeably higher than that of a raw ext3 filesystem I have of course added this to my own copy, and the behavior is now precisely as I originally expected. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 Package: mlocate 0.21.1-1ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: LC_COLLATE=C PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: mlocate Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686 ** Affects: mlocate (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- updatedb.conf should include ecryptfs in the PRUNEFS line https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/372631 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs