CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-2084

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Apr 19, 2023 | Modified: Feb 05, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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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.

Weakness

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Cloud-initCanonical*22.3 (excluding)
Cloud-initUbuntubionic*
Cloud-initUbuntudevel*
Cloud-initUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Cloud-initUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Cloud-initUbuntufocal*
Cloud-initUbuntuimpish*
Cloud-initUbuntujammy*
Cloud-initUbuntukinetic*
Cloud-initUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References