CVE-2016-5746

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

26/09/2016

Last modified:

12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.10 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

5.10

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.20 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

1.20

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage-ng:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:yast:yast-storage:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage-ng:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:yast:yast-storage:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:::::::*

CVE-2016-5746

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools