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CVE-2016-5746

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Published: Sep 26, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.1
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 1.4 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Opensuse
3 products
Leap
Libstorage
Libstorage Ng
Yast
1 product
Yast Storage
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Leap
Version 42.1
Libstorage
All versions
Libstorage Ng
All versions
Yast Storage
All versions

References (20)

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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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