CVE-2026-25701

Summary

An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in openSUSE sdbootutil allows local users to pre-create a directory to achieve various effects like:

  • gain access to possible private information found in /var/lib/pcrlock.d
  • manipulate the data backed up in /tmp/pcrlock.d.bak, therefore violating the integrity of the data should it be restored.
  •  overwrite protected system files with data from /var/lib/pcrlock.d by placing symlinks to existing files in the directory tree in /tmp/pcrlock.d.bak.

This issue affects sdbootutil: from ? before 5880246d3a02642dc68f5c8cb474bf63cdb56bca.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
openSUSEsdbootutil? < 5880246d3a02642dc68f5c8cb474bf63cdb56bcaaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-377: CWE-377: Insecure Temporary File

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References