Vulnerability · Published Apr 19, 2023 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2022-2084sensitive data exposure in cloud-init logs
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity sensitive data in logs in cloud-init from Canonical Ltd.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | cloud-init | 22.2.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | cloud-init | 22.2.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | cloud-init | 22.2.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | cloud-init | 22.2.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | cloud-init | 22.2.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Debian:12 | cloud-init | 22.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Debian:13 | cloud-init | 22.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Debian:14 | cloud-init | 22.2-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cloud-init | 22.2-0ubuntu1~22.04.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2084 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cloud-init | 22.2-0ubuntu1~22.04.3 | USN-5496-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | cloud-init | 0 – before 23.0 |
Weakness: CWE-532 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N