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.
References
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 06:21
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References | () https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/b794d426b9ab43ea9d6371477466070d86e10668 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2023-04-19 22:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 06:21
NVD link : CVE-2021-3429
Mitre link : CVE-2021-3429
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-3429
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Products Affected
canonical
- cloud-init
CWE
CWE-532
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File