CVE-2016-5746
MEDIUMlibstorage libstorage-ng and yast-storage - Unprotected Credential Exposure via Temporary File
Title source: llmDescription
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)
Core 10
Core References
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https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
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https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
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https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
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https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
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https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
Mailing List vendor-advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
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https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
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https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
Scores
CVSS v3
5.1
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
opensuse/leap
42.1
opensuse/libstorage
opensuse/libstorage-ng
yast/yast-storage
Published
Sep 26, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026