FKIE_CVE-2016-5746
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-26 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:49
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| opensuse | libstorage | - | |
| opensuse | libstorage-ng | - | |
| yast | yast-storage | - | |
| opensuse | leap | 42.1 |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:49:58.620",
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