VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-5746
CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.50%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-09-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.