# ALBA-2022:0890: plymouth bug fix and enhancement update

> A bug fix addresses a missing LUKS passphrase prompt during boot, ensuring users can unlock encrypted drives correctly.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2022

## What is ALBA-2022:0890?

ALBA-2022:0890 is a vulnerability in plymouth, published on 15 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The plymouth packages provide a graphical boot animation in place of the
text messages that are normally displayed. Text messages are instead
redirected to a log file for viewing after boot.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* LUKS passphrase prompt not being presented on boot (BZ#2057275)

## Which versions are affected by ALBA-2022:0890?


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `plymouth` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-core-libs` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-graphics-libs` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-plugin-fade-throbber` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-plugin-label` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-plugin-script` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-plugin-space-flares` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-plugin-throbgress` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-plugin-two-step` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-scripts` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-system-theme` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-theme-charge` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-theme-fade-in` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-theme-script` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-theme-solar` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-theme-spinfinity` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |
| `plymouth-theme-spinner` | AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 0.9.4-10.20200615git1e36e30.el8_5.1 |

## How do I fix ALBA-2022:0890?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is ALBA-2022:0890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2022:0890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for ALBA-2022:0890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: ALBA-2022:0890 is a vulnerability in plymouth, published on 15 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2022:0890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: plymouth. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/ALBA-2022-0890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/ALBA-2022-0890/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALBA-2022:0890

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/ALBA-2022-0890/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.