USN-6042-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6042-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6042-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6042-2
Published
2023-05-23T13:40:50Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:43:06Z
Summary
cloud-init regression
Details

USN-6042-1 fixed a vulnerability in Cloud-init. The update introduced a regression on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS resulting in a possible loss of networking. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

James Golovich discovered that sensitive data could be exposed in logs. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / cloud-init

Package

Name
cloud-init
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cloud-init@23.1.2-0ubuntu0~20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
23.1.2-0ubuntu0~20.04.2

Affected versions

19.*
19.2-36-g059d049c-0ubuntu3
19.2-78-ge8138959-0ubuntu1
19.3-0ubuntu1
19.3-23-gfb04493e-0ubuntu1
19.3-30-g4bc399e0-0ubuntu1
19.3-40-gf69d33a7-0ubuntu1
19.3-41-gc4735dd3-0ubuntu1
19.3-74-g129b1c4e-0ubuntu1
19.4-1-g8c96cbc1-0ubuntu1
19.4-16-gf8950d63-0ubuntu1
19.4-31-g3f6192b3-0ubuntu1
19.4-33-gbb4131a2-0ubuntu1
19.4-56-g06e324ff-0ubuntu1
20.*
20.1-0ubuntu1
20.1-5-g67c8e53c-0ubuntu1
20.1-9-g1f860e5a-0ubuntu1
20.1-10-g71af48df-0ubuntu1
20.1-10-g71af48df-0ubuntu2
20.1-10-g71af48df-0ubuntu3
20.1-10-g71af48df-0ubuntu5
20.2-45-g5f7825e2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
20.3-2-g371b392c-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
20.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
20.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
20.4.1-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
21.*
21.1-19-gbad84ad4-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
21.1-19-gbad84ad4-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
21.2-3-g899bfaa9-0ubuntu2~20.04.1
21.3-1-g6803368d-0ubuntu1~20.04.3
21.3-1-g6803368d-0ubuntu1~20.04.4
21.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
22.*
22.1-14-g2e17a0d6-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
22.1-14-g2e17a0d6-0ubuntu1~20.04.3
22.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
22.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
22.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.3
22.3.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
22.4.2-0ubuntu0~20.04.1
22.4.2-0ubuntu0~20.04.2
23.*
23.1.1-0ubuntu0~20.04.1
23.1.2-0ubuntu0~20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "23.1.2-0ubuntu0~20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "cloud-init"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6042-2.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}