vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-3429: Security patch for cloud-init (ALAS-2021-1486)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N) | 2021-03-18 | 2021-03-20 | 2025-05-21 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
2021-03-18
Added
2021-03-20
Modified
2025-05-21
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-cloud-init
References
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