CVE-2016-5746
SUSE libstorage Temporary Passphrase Disclosure Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 26, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:33 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.4
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 [No types assigned] Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 [No types assigned] Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 Removed Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source SUSE OpenText -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/313.html">CWE-313: Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage-ng:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:yast:yast-storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 Patch Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 No Types Assigned https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 No Types Assigned https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 No Types Assigned https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 No Types Assigned https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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0.09 }} 0.03%
score
0.37082
percentile