CVE-2020-8631

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:cloud-init:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2020-02-05 14:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:28


NVD link : CVE-2020-8631

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8631

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-8631


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Products Affected

canonical

  • cloud-init

opensuse

  • leap

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-330

Use of Insufficiently Random Values