CVE-2021-3429

mediumPriorität · verfolgen · 22EPSS 0.002 · 12. PerzentilDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.22% (12th) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
Is it mine?
11 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · bewertet 2026-10-27

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.

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Behebungen

Hersteller-Fix, Mitigation oder Workaround, wie von den Quellen veröffentlicht.

Ein Hersteller-Fix ist verfügbar.

  • Behobencloud-init-0:20.3-10.el8_4.5.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3081
  • Behobencloud-init-0:20.3-10.el8_4.5.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3081
  • Behobencloud-init-0:18.5-7.el8_1.6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3177
  • Behobencloud-init-0:18.5-7.el8_1.6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3177
  • Behobencloud-init-0:18.5-12.el8_2.10.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3371
  • Behobencloud-init-0:18.5-12.el8_2.10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3371
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cvss

Technischer Schweregrad, 0–10. Eine Zeile je Quelle.

5.5
010

Basiswert 0–10 · höher = schwerwiegender · Vektor überfahren zum Auflösen

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USAusnutzbarkeit 1.8 · Auswirkung 3.6
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NsecondaryAusnutzbarkeit 1.8 · Auswirkung 3.6
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · security@ubuntu.comAusnutzbarkeit 1.8 · Auswirkung 3.6
v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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SSVC

Eine Handlungsentscheidung — aus Ausnutzung und Auswirkung.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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schwächen

Die CWE-Schwächeklassen, zu denen dies gehört.

CWE-532USprimärCWE-532US
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betroffene Produkte (11)

Betroffene Produkte und Versionsbereiche.

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Advisories (4)

Hersteller- und Ökosystem-Meldungen dazu.

  • RHSA-2021:3081Red Hat Security Advisory: cloud-init security update2021-08-10csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for cloud-init is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2021:3177Red Hat Security Advisory: cloud-init security update2021-08-17csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for cloud-init is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • RHSA-2021:3371Red Hat Security Advisory: cloud-init security update2021-08-31csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for cloud-init is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0214Red Hat Enterprise Linux (cloud-init): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2021-08-10csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in der Komponente "cloud-init" ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

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Weitere Namen und Kennungen dieser Entität.

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quellen

Welche Quellen diesen Datensatz belegen und wann.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
veröffentlicht 2023-04-19geändert 2026-06-17
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Referenzen (14)

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