Improper Authorization Affecting cloud-init package, versions <0:18.5-1.el8.4
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed5 Mar 2019
Introduced: 5 Mar 2019
CVE-2019-0816 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 cloud-init to version 0:18.5-1.el8.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2019:1992.
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 RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A security feature bypass exists in Azure SSH Keypairs, due to a change in the provisioning logic for some Linux images that use cloud-init, aka 'Azure SSH Keypairs Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.