CVE-2020-8632
Public on 2020-02-05
Modified on 2021-03-19
Description
A flaw was found in cloud-init, where it uses short passwords when generating a random password in new instances. Depending on the instance configuration, a remote or local attacker may abuse this vulnerability to guess the password of the victim user.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | cloud-init | 2021-03-20 | ALAS-2021-1486 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | cloud-init | 2021-01-07 | ALAS2-2021-1576 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |