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…

published September 26, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00499 · 41.6th percentile
Published
2016-09-26T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 SEP 15:00Z
    libstorage, libstorage-ng, and yast-storage improperly store passphrases for encrypted storage devices in a temporary file on disk, which might allow local…
    cvelistv5