CVE-2026-104617 PUBLISHED

sdbootutil: qrencode invocation leaks PIN/recovery key in /proc/<pid>/cmdline

Assigner: suse
Reserved: 02.10.2026 Published: 15.10.2026 Updated: 15.10.2026

There are two invocations of qrencode to display a QR code for scanning. These invocations leak the private data $pin / $key via /proc accessible for arbitrary low-privileged users in the system.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.1

Attack Vector	Local	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	High	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

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Vendor	SUSE
Product	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1
Versions	Default: affected Version ? is affected

Vendor	SUSE
Product	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1
Versions	Default: affected Version ? is affected

Vendor	SUSE
Product	openSUSE Leap 16.1
Versions	Default: affected Version ? is affected

Vendor	openSUSE
Product	Tumbleweed
Versions	Default: affected affected from ? to 947e9dc09ce7c36b35a868e397e30245cc5544a1 (excl.)

CVE-2026-104617 PUBLISHED

sdbootutil: qrencode invocation leaks PIN/recovery key in /proc/<pid>/cmdline

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