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6 vulnerabilities found for cloud-init by Canonical Ltd.
CVE-2023-1786 (GCVE-0-2023-1786)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-04-26 22:23 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:39
VLAI
Title
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/a3… | patch |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/2013967 | issue-tracking |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6042-1 | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | cloud-init |
Affected:
0 , < 23.1.2
(semver)
|
Date Public
2023-04-26 00:00
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CVE-2022-2084 (GCVE-0-2022-2084)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-04-19 21:47 – Updated: 2025-02-05 14:42
VLAI
Title
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/4d… | patch |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5496-1 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
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|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | cloud-init |
Affected:
0 , < 23.0
(semver)
|
Date Public
2022-06-29 22:00
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CVE-2021-3429 (GCVE-0-2021-3429)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-04-19 21:42 – Updated: 2025-02-05 14:44
VLAI
Title
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/b7… | patch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | cloud-init |
Affected:
0 , < 21.2
(semver)
|
Date Public
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CVE-2023-1786 (GCVE-0-2023-1786)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-26 22:23 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:39
VLAI
Title
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/a3… | patch |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/2013967 | issue-tracking |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6042-1 | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | cloud-init |
Affected:
0 , < 23.1.2
(semver)
|
Date Public
2023-04-26 00:00
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CVE-2022-2084 (GCVE-0-2022-2084)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-19 21:47 – Updated: 2025-02-05 14:42
VLAI
Title
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/4d… | patch |
| https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5496-1 | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | cloud-init |
Affected:
0 , < 23.0
(semver)
|
Date Public
2022-06-29 22:00
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CVE-2021-3429 (GCVE-0-2021-3429)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-19 21:42 – Updated: 2025-02-05 14:44
VLAI
Title
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/b7… | patch |
Impacted products
1 product
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| Canonical Ltd. | cloud-init |
Affected:
0 , < 21.2
(semver)
|
Date Public
2021-03-26 00:00
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