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    CVE-2016-5746

    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.

    Published:Sep 26, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 26, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00058
    CVSS Score:5.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Libstorage
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Libstorage-ng
    Vendor
    Yast
    Product
    Yast-storage

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
    https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
    https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
    https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
    https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
    https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
    https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
    https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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