Description
probers/udisks-dm-export.c in udisks before 1.0.1 exports UDISKS_DM_TARGETS_PARAMS information to udev even for a crypt UDISKS_DM_TARGETS_TYPE, which allows local users to discover encryption keys by (1) running a certain udevadm command or (2) reading a certain file under /dev/.udev/db/.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | udisks | 1.0.5-5.10 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10408-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10408-1 udisks-1.0.5-5.10 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2010-6296 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=594261
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/556651
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27494
- 39332 third-party-advisory
- 39265 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580005
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=576687
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/udisks/commit/?id=0fcc7cb3b66f23fac53ae08647aa0007a2bd56c4