Vulnerability in Yast Yast-Storage
CVE-2016-5746
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
- github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
- github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi
- github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
- github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
- github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5746?
- CVE-2016-5746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yast Yast-Storage. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2016-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5746?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.