Canonical: >> Cloud-Init >> 0.5.11 Security Vulnerabilities
Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of cloud-init before version 23.1.2. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2023-04-26
When instructing cloud-init to set a random password for a new user account, versions before 21.2 would write that password to the world-readable log file /var/log/cloud-init-output.log. This could allow a local user to log in as another user.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2023-04-19
Sensitive data could be exposed in world readable logs of cloud-init before version 22.3 when schema failures are reported. This leak could include hashed passwords.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2023-04-19
cloud-init through 19.4 relies on Mersenne Twister for a random password, which makes it easier for attackers to predict passwords, because rand_str in cloudinit/util.py calls the random.choice function.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2020-02-05
In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2020-02-05
An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when requests to an untrusted system are submitted for EC2 instance data.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.012
Published
2019-11-25