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CVE-2016-5746
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-09-26T15:59:00.140 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:49:58.620

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.

Affected products

opensuse — libstorage

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References

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