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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...

CVE-2021-3429 First seen on SecPulse

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Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Original description The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

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