Bug#951363: cloud-init: CVE-2020-8632

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>]

Source: cloud-init
Version: 19.4-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream fixed-upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189
Control: found -1 19.3-2

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for cloud-init.

CVE-2020-8632[0]:
| In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in
| cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value,
| which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8632
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8632
[1] https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore