Information Exposure Affecting cloud-init package, versions <0:23.1.1-10.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-CLOUDINIT-5488209
  • published27 Apr 2023
  • disclosed27 Apr 2023

Introduced: 27 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-1786  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 cloud-init to version 0:23.1.1-10.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:6943.

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.

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.

CVSS Scores

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