CVE-2023-1786
sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Apr 26, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 31, 2023
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | canonical |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
cloud-initCanonical Ltd. |
|
References
- https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/a378b7e4f47375458651c0972e7cd813f6fe0a6bpatch
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/2013967issue-tracking
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6042-1vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ATBJSXPL2IOAD2LDQRKWPLIC7QXS44GZ/
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