| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| openssl-encrypt | < 1.4.9 | 1.4.9 |
| openssl encrypt | < 1.4.9 | 1.4.9 |
In openssl_encrypt (pip package openssl-encrypt) versions <= 1.4.8, the desktop GUI passes the steganography password to the CLI child process on the command line via the --stego-password argument (on both encrypt and decrypt paths) instead of via an environment variable as done for the main password. Any local user can read the steganography password from /proc/<pid>/cmdline for the lifetime of the subprocess. Fixed in 1.4.9.
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