medium5.5
CVE-2021-3429
When instructing cloud-init to set a random password for a new user account, versions before 21.2 would write that password to the world-readable log file /var…
Impact
When instructing cloud-init to set a random password for a new user account, versions before 21.2 would write that password to the world-readable log file /var/log/cloud-init-output.log. This could allow a local user to log in as another user.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Cloud-Init | before 21.2 |