When instructing cloud-init to set a random password for...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
Apr 20, 2023
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Apr 4, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Apr 19, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Apr 20, 2023
Last updated
Apr 4, 2024
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.
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