CVE-2016-1601

CRITICAL

yast2-users <3.1.47 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 64.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (1)
suse/yast2
Published Apr 26, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026