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.
EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Yast Yast-storage
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse Libstorage
- Opensuse Libstorage-ng
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
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.