Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of cloud-init before version 23.1.2. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6042-1
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ATBJSXPL2IOAD2LDQRKWPLIC7QXS44GZ/
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/a378b7e4f47375458651c0972e7cd813f6fe0a6b
https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/2013967
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2023-04-26
Updated: 2023-05-08
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.0002