CVE-2021-3429: sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Canonical Ltd. · cloud-init
Fixed in 21.2 · Affected: Canonical Ltd. cloud-init before 21.2 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 12% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Canonical Ltd. · cloud-initbefore 21.2
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Canonical Ltd.
- Published
- April 2023
CoverageNo articles yet
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