CVE-2016-5746

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.1
Exploit probability—
ProductOpensuse Libstorage
PublishedSep 26, 2016
First seenSep 26, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
opensuse libstorageNo range specified—
opensuse libstorage-ngNo range specified—
yast yast-storageNo range specified—
opensuse leap42.1—

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