5.1

CVE-2016-5746: opensuse leap

CVSS: 5.1v3.0MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2016:2189-1SUSE-SU-2016:2353-1SUSE-SU-2016:2355-1
Published 26-09-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5746 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in opensuse leap. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-09-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Suse9 products
  • libstorage&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1< 2.25.35.1-3.1
  • libstorage&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1< 2.25.35.1-3.1
  • libstorage&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS< 2.25.16.1-3.1
  • libstorage&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12< 2.25.16.1-3.1
  • libstorage&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1< 2.25.35.1-3.1
Opensuse3 products
Yast1 product

3 vendors · 13 products

References

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