CVE-2020-8631
cloud-init - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.11%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-8631
To remediate CVE-2020-8631, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cloud-init—upgrade to 19.4-2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.7.6~bzr976-2+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2020-8631 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 19.4-2
- from 0, < 0.7.6~bzr976-2+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |