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medium 4.0

CVE-2018-20105 json

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

published 2020-01-27 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-12675

cvss
4.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 1.2.2
  • openSUSE Leap 1.2.2
  • yast2-rmt SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 1.3.0-3.5.1
  • yast2-rmt SLE Module for Server Applications 15 1.2.2-3.18.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0578-1SUSE-SU-2019:0629-1

  • yast2-rmt openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.3.3-1.2
  • yast2-rmt openSUSE Leap 15.1 1.3.0-lp151.2.6.1
  • yast2-rmt openSUSE Leap 15.1 1.2.2-lp151.2.3.1
  • yast2-rmt openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.2.2-lp150.2.19.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11534-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0320-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0253-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1089-1

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • openSUSE Leap

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Sources

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