CVE-2018-17956

Password exposed in process listing

3.3 LowFix available

In yast2-samba-provision up to and including version 1.0.1 the password for samba shares was provided on the command line to tools used by yast2-samba-provision, allowing local attackers to read them in the process list

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 3.3

Password exposed in process listing

Record: CVE-2018-17956
CVSS 3.0: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-9697 3.3

Record: EUVD-2018-9697
CVSS 3.0: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6xxx-c2gc-j39m 7.8

In yast2-samba-provision up to and including version 1.0.1 the password for samba shares was...

Record: GHSA-6xxx-c2gc-j39m
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.8

Record: CVE-2018-17956
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11535-1 No score

yast2-samba-provision-1.0.5-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the yast2-samba-provision-1.0.5-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11535-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3199-1 No score

Security update for yast2-samba-provision

This update for yast2-samba-provision fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

CVE-2018-17956: Fixed a credentials leak (bsc#1117597).

Non-Security issues fixed:

Stop packaging docdir, it only contained the license which is now in licensedir. (bsc#1184897)
Catch and show internal python exceptions. (bsc#1140548)
Show a dialog with provision details or errors. (bsc#1132676)
Add metainfo (fate#319035)

Record: SUSE-SU-2022:3199-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`yast2-samba-provision` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4	before 1.0.5-150400.9.3.3	1.0.5-150400.9.3.3
`yast2-samba-provision` openSUSE:Leap 15.4	before 1.0.5-150400.9.3.3	1.0.5-150400.9.3.3
`yast2-samba-provision` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.0.5-1.2	1.0.5-1.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-17956 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Opensuse Yast2-samba-provision, published March 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in yast2-samba-provision 1.0.5-150400.9.3.3.