yast2-rmt leaks database passwords in process list

published 2018-12-26 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-9698

cvss: 3.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits: 0; none known

The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 2

SUSE yast2-rmt 1.1.2

suse opensuse

yast2-rmt SLE Module for Server Applications 15 1.1.2-3.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:4209-1

yast2-rmt openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.3.3-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11534-1

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	3.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

SUSE yast2-rmt

Classification

Weakness

CWE-214 Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-17957
NVD CVE-2018-17957

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