CVE - CVE-2016-5746

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-5746	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:93169 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93169 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986971 CONFIRM:https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage-ng/pull/123 CONFIRM:https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/162 CONFIRM:https://github.com/openSUSE/libstorage/pull/163 CONFIRM:https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/223 CONFIRM:https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/224 CONFIRM:https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/226 CONFIRM:https://github.com/yast/yast-storage/pull/227 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2016:2264 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00032.html
Assigning CNA
OpenText (formerly Micro Focus)
Date Record Created
20160623	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160623)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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