medium5.5
CVE-2020-8632
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Cloud-Init | through 19.4 |
| Opensuse | Leap | Version 15.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795
- https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795
- https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html