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CVE-2016-5746

libstorage, libstorage-ng, and yast-storage improperly store passphrases for encrypted storage devices in a temporary file on disk, which m…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 43%
Public exploits
0
none known

libstorage, libstorage-ng, and yast-storage improperly store passphrases for encrypted storage devices in a temporary file on disk, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file, as demonstrated by /tmp/libstorage-XXXXXX/pwdf.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.01.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • github.com /openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /yast/yast-storage/pull/224 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /yast/yast-storage/pull/226 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=986971 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /yast/yast-storage/pull/227 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93169 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /yast/yast-storage/pull/223 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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