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Ubuntu: USN-5496-1 (CVE-2022-2084): cloud-init vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-5496-1 (CVE-2022-2084): cloud-init vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/29/2022
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
05/03/2023

Description

Sensitive data could be exposed in world readable logs of cloud-init before version 22.3 when schema failures are reported. This leak could include hashed passwords.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-cloud-init

References

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