yast2-rmt exposes CA private key passhrase in log-file

Published 6 y ago 2020-01-27 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

4.0

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.4%

percentile 37%

Public exploits

none known

A Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files vulnerability in yast2-rmt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Leap allows local attackers to learn the password if they can access the log file. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 yast2-rmt versions prior to 1.2.2. openSUSE Leap yast2-rmt versions prior to 1.2.2.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.1	4.0	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
CNA	3.1	4.0	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
NVD	3.1	5.5	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	2.1	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
openSUSE Leap

Classification

Weakness

CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1119835 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00035.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00015.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-20105
NVD: CVE-2018-20105

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