Low severity3.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17957
CVE-2018-17957
Description
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:suse:repository_mirroring_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:repository_mirroring_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.1.2
- (no CPE)range: <1.1.2
- Range: <1.1.2
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/yast2-rmt&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/yast2-rmt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015
< 1.3.3-1.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.3-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.2-3.11.1
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