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
Published Sep 26, 2016
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.50%
Description
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
No data.
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 42.1
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:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 40.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 38.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 15.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 39.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 37.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
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