yast2-rmtproject yast2-rmt CVE-2018-20105 vulnerability in Yast2 Rmtproject and Other Products
Published on January 27, 2020

yast2-rmt exposes CA private key passhrase in log-file

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A Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files vulnerability in yast2-rmt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15; openSUSE Leap allows local attackers to learn the password if they can access the log file. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 yast2-rmt versions prior to 1.2.2. openSUSE Leap yast2-rmt versions prior to 1.2.2.

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2018-20105 can be exploited with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.


Products Associated with CVE-2018-20105

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Yast2 Rmtproject Yast2 Rmt
 
OpenSuse Leap
 
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
 
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
 

Affected Versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: openSUSE Leap:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.14%
Percentile
34.60%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.