On request the `sdbootutil` script creates a world-readable debug log in /var/log/sdbootutil.log. The log file is created world-readable, however, which means that arbitrary low-privileged users in the system will be able to extract secrets from it.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00114.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 affected
Version Status Constraints
? affected —
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1 affected
Version Status Constraints
? affected —
SUSE openSUSE Leap 16.1 affected
Version Status Constraints
? affected —
openSUSE Tumbleweed unaffected
Version Status Constraints
? affected < 278458aeb7d8f995c0e3dc9d19d2dcba50795a42

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Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-104618 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104618.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description On request the `sdbootutil` script creates a world-readable debug log in /var/log/sdbootutil.log. The log file is created world-readable, however, which means that arbitrary low-privileged users in the system will be able to extract secrets from it.
Title sdbootutil: world-readable debug log
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-15T13:58:23.634Z

Reserved: 2026-10-02T04:18:56.078Z

Link: CVE-2026-104618

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T13:58:18.476Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-15T09:17:16.263

Modified: 2026-10-15T14:17:13.993

Link: CVE-2026-104618

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