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fscrypt: vulnerability history, versions and safety

fscrypt is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 5 vulnerabilities for it across 6 releases, from Aug 2018 to Feb 2022. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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5 vulnerabilities recorded U5
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3 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on fscrypt i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 3 of the 5 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 5 vulnerabilities on record across 3 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 3 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 5 over 3 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 25 Feb 2022 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.3 i
  • With no published fix 3 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for fscrypt, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

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Version Vulert vulnerabilities Fix published Details
0.3.5-1 U3 No Details →
0.3.4-2 U3 No Details →
0.3.4-1 U3 No Details →
0.3.3-1 U3 No Details →
0.3.1-1 U3 No Details →
0.2.9-1 U3 No Details →

Newest 6 of 6 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2018 2
  • 2022 3

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 5 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for fscrypt

The 5 most severe of 5 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in fscrypt Package 7.3 high No fix published 25 Feb 2022
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in fscrypt Package 6.5 medium 0.2.4-1 23 Aug 2018
World-Writable Directory Vulnerability in fscrypt Package 5.5 medium No fix published 25 Feb 2022
Denial of Service Vulnerability in fscrypt PAM Module 5.5 medium No fix published 25 Feb 2022
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in fscrypt Package N/A unrated 0.2.4-1 23 Aug 2018

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About fscrypt

Is fscrypt safe to use?

Vulert records 5 vulnerabilities for fscrypt in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 5 not yet rated. 3 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does fscrypt have?

5 vulnerabilities are recorded for fscrypt in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 5 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new fscrypt vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for fscrypt in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 23 Aug 2018. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of fscrypt are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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