yast2-rmt exposes CA private key passhrase in log-file
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.
- Published
- Jan 27, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 34th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-532
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · microfocus
- 4.0
- 1.5 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| yast2-rmt project | yast2-rmt | cpe:2.3:a:yast2-rmt_project:yast2-rmt |
| suse | suse linux enterprise server | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- opensuse leap15.0
- suse suse linux enterprise server15
- yast2-rmt project yast2-rmtbefore 1.2.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microfocus). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
openSUSE Leap
- yast2-rmt and later · before 1.2.2affected
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
- yast2-rmt and later · before 1.2.2affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | yast2-rmt | before 1.2.2-lp150.2.19.1 | 1.2.2-lp150.2.19.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | yast2-rmt | before 1.2.2-lp151.2.3.1 | 1.2.2-lp151.2.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | yast2-rmt | before 1.3.0-lp151.2.6.1 | 1.3.0-lp151.2.6.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | yast2-rmt | before 1.3.3-1.2 | 1.3.3-1.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 | yast2-rmt | before 1.2.2-3.18.1 | 1.2.2-3.18.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 | yast2-rmt | before 1.3.0-3.5.1 | 1.3.0-3.5.1 |
Same product
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- CVE-2019-18903wicked: Use-after-free when receiving invalid DHCP6 IA_PD option40Plan
- CVE-2019-18902wicked: Use-after-free when receiving invalid DHCP6 client options40Plan
- CVE-2016-4007Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the obs-service-extract_file package before 0.3-5.1 in openSUSE Leap 42.1 and before 0.3-3.1 in open40Plan
- CVE-2016-3982Off-by-one error in the bmp_rle4_fread function in pngxrbmp.c in OptiPNG before 0.7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse:yast2-rmt | 1.2.2-lp150.2.19.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:yast2-rmt | 1.2.2-3.18.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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- Fabian SchillingSUSE
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00035.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00015.html
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119835
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.