CVE-2016-5746

MediumCVSS 5.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 26, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5746: Medium severity, CVSS 5.1 | Vulnix