Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5746
Potential exploit
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.
Products affected by CVE-2016-5746
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage-ng:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:yast:yast-storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5746
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 15 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5746
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1.2
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
1.9
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.4
|
3.6
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2016-5746
-
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
SLE-11 SP4: Use stdin, not tmp files for passwords (bsc#986971) by shundhammer · Pull Request #223 · yast/yast-storage · GitHub
-
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
SLE-11 SP1: Use stdin, not tmp files for passwords (bsc#986971) by shundhammer · Pull Request #226 · yast/yast-storage · GitHub
-
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
SLE-12 GA: Use stdin, not tmp files for passwords (bsc#986971) by shundhammer · Pull Request #163 · openSUSE/libstorage · GitHub
-
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
Bug 986971 – VUL-0: CVE-2016-5746: libstorage,yast2-storage:: encryption passphrases written to temporary files on disk
-
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
SLE-11 SP3: Use stdin, not tmp files for passwords (bsc#986971) by shundhammer · Pull Request #224 · yast/yast-storage · GitHub
-
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
Use stdin, not tmp files for passwords (bsc#986971) by shundhammer · Pull Request #123 · openSUSE/libstorage-ng · GitHub
-
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:2264-1: moderate: Security update for libstorage
-
https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
[SLE-10 SP3] Use stdin, not tmp files for passwords (bsc#986971) by shundhammer · Pull Request #227 · yast/yast-storage · GitHub
-
https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
SLE-12 SP1: Use stdin, not tmp files for passwords (bsc#986971) by shundhammer · Pull Request #162 · openSUSE/libstorage · GitHub
-
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
libstorage CVE-2016-5746 Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability
Jump to