usn-6042-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-04-26 17:59
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
cloud-init vulnerability
Details
James Golovich discovered that sensitive data could be exposed in logs. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
References
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"details": "James Golovich discovered that sensitive data could be exposed in logs. An\nattacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly\nescalate their privilege.\n",
"id": "USN-6042-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:12Z",
"published": "2023-04-26T17:59:50Z",
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