CVE-2016-5746

MEDIUM

libstorage < - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (10)

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169

Scores

CVSS v3 5.1

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

Status published

Affected Products (5)

opensuse/libstorage

opensuse/libstorage-ng

yast/yast-storage

opensuse/leap

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Sep 26, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026