yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors
Published Apr 26, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.46%
Description
yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 12
- 12
- 12
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02457) | 83.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02457) | 82.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 65.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.57% (0.01566) | 69.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00548) | 65.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 72.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 70.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 66.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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