CVE-2026-104617: sdbootutil: qrencode invocation leaks PIN/recovery key in /proc/<pid>/cmdline

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-15 · updated 2026-10-16
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

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.

Affected products

openSUSE Tumbleweed: all versions
SUSE openSUSE Leap 16.1: ?
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1: ?
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1: ?

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-104617
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-104617.html

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