CVE-2018-17957 (GCVE-0-2018-17957)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-26 15:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
yast2-rmt leaks database passwords in process list
Summary
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.
Severity
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-anno… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1117602 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
Date Public
2018-12-23 00:00
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