libstorage, libstorage-ng, and yast-storage improperly store passphrases for encrypted…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00499 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage-ng:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:yast:yast-storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Yast |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libstorage-ng:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:yast:yast-storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Yast
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5746
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7w5-2xfr-963c
References
Advisory 1
Other 8
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123
- https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163
Sources
- CVE-2016-5746 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5746 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7w5-2xfr-963c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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