CVE-2026-109968
MEDIUMDescription
A flaw was found in the clevis PKCS#11 pin. The clevis-pkcs11-afunix-socket-unlock daemon logs LUKS disk encryption passphrases in plaintext to a log file. The log file is created without restrictive permissions, making it world-readable under the default process umask. A local attacker can read the log file to obtain the LUKS passphrase.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 0% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-532 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-1622 | Medium | 5.3 | 79% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-43261 | High | 7.5 | 64% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-35234 | High | 7.5 | 60% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-20440 | High | 7.5 | 52% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-3609 | High | 8.1 | 21% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-22778 | Critical | 9.8 | 17% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-109968?
Upgrade clevis on debian unstable to 24-1 or later.
Is CVE-2026-109968 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-109968 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.09% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 0% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-109968?
CVE-2026-109968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-109968 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for clevis (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-15.