CVE-2016-5746
N/A
Published: September 26, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsLeapLibstorage NgLibstorage
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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