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TI-2018-12782 Aliases CVE-2018-17956GHSA-6xxx-c2gc-j39m

Password exposed in process listing

Priority LOW 34CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

In yast2-samba-provision up to and including version 1.0.1 the password for samba shares was provided on the command line to tools used by yast2-samba-provision, allowing local attackers to read them in the process list

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00341 27th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SUSEyast2-samba-provisionup to 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
  • yast2-samba-provision VendorSUSE Affected up to 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:yast2-samba-provision:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:yast2-samba-provision:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17956
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xxx-c2gc-j39m

References

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Sources

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