Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting cloud-init package, versions <21.3-1-g6803368d-0ubuntu3
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2110-CLOUDINIT-1739735
- published 5 Feb 2020
- disclosed 5 Feb 2020
Introduced: 5 Feb 2020
CVE-2020-8632 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:21.10 cloud-init to version 21.3-1-g6803368d-0ubuntu3 or higher.
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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.10 relevant fixed versions and status.
In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-8632
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8632
- https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html
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