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CVE-2021-3429
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-04-19T22:15:10.137 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:05:04.447

Summary

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

canonical — cloud-init

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References

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