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 users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file, as demonstrated by /tmp/libstorage-XXXXXX/pwdf.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse / leap | 42.1 | 42.1.x |
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
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