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01 Record

CVE-2016-5746

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microfocus
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 42.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-09-26 15:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 01:07Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-06-23
Assigning CNA
microfocus
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8fb0288a500de249c656e011e4cc29497dcfc670475b10bb6710aff152168b69

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
opensuseleapNot specified—
opensuselibstorageNot specified—
opensuselibstorage-ngNot specified—
yastyast-storageNot specified—

06 References