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[[!meta title="Use of cleartext swap partitions on local hard disks"]]
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At least until its version 1.157.4-1, `live-initramfs` has a [bug](http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2009/09/msg00125.html) that makes it use any cleartext swap partition found on local hard disks.
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Impact
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Any kind of information about the user's activities can be stored on the local hard disks of the computers being used with affected amnesia systems.
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Mitigation of passed effects
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It is recommended to securely erase, using a program such as `shred`, any cleartext Linux swap partition present on computers having been used with affected amnesia systems.
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Solution
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We fixed this hole on 20091006 (commit 00c1ff633e8958d0233) by installing a custom fixed `live-initramfs` package into built images.
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The relevant patch was then [integrated](http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2009/10/msg00124.html) in upstream's Git.
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Affected versions
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Releases 0.2-20090815 and 0.2-20090816 are affected, as well as any custom image built from Git before commit 00c1ff633e8958d0233.
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