VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-2084

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

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.24% probability · 15th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-532
Affected: canonical/cloud-init · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: security@ubuntu.com

References

https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/4d467b14363d800b2185b89790d57871f11ea88cPatch
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5496-1Broken Link
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/4d467b14363d800b2185b89790d57871f11ea88cPatch
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5496-1Broken Link

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.