Information Exposure Affecting cloud-init package, versions <0:19.3-46.amzn2.0.3
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0.05% (17th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-CLOUDINIT-8382995
- published 16 Nov 2024
- disclosed 26 Apr 2023
Introduced: 26 Apr 2023
CVE-2023-1786 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 cloud-init to version 0:19.3-46.amzn2.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2701.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cloud-init package and not the cloud-init package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of cloud-init before version 23.1.2. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1786
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/2013967
- https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/a378b7e4f47375458651c0972e7cd813f6fe0a6b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATBJSXPL2IOAD2LDQRKWPLIC7QXS44GZ/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6042-1
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