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.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | cloud-init | 19.4 | - |
| opensuse | leap | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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canonical / cloud-init
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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