CVE-2020-8631
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Summary
cloud-init through 19.4 relies on Mersenne Twister for a random password, which makes it easier for attackers to predict passwords, because rand_str in cloudinit/util.py calls the random.choice function.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/204
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html
References
- https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/204
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html
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