| Name | CVE-2020-8632 |
| Description | In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2113-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 951363 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloud-init (PTS) | buster | 20.2-2~deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 20.4.1-2+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid | 22.4.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cloud-init | source | jessie | 0.7.6~bzr976-2+deb8u1 | DLA-2113-1 | ||
| cloud-init | source | (unstable) | 19.4-2 | 951363 |
[buster] - cloud-init <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - cloud-init <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/42788bf24a1a0a5421a2d00a7f59b59e38ba1a14