CVE-2021-3429
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.06%cloud-init - security update
Published: 4/19/2023Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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 packages (2)
- Debian/cloud-initfrom 0, < 20.4.1-2
- Debian/cloud-initfrom 0, < 0.7.9-2+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |