USN-6042-2: Cloud-init regression

23 May 2023

USN-6042-1 introduced a regression in Cloud-init.

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Releases

Packages

  • cloud-init - initialization and customization tool for cloud instances

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.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.