SUSE update for cloud-init

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU75538

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1786

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cloud-init to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Public Cloud Module: 15-SP1 - 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1 - SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.0 - 4.3

cloud-init-doc: before 23.3-150100.8.71.1

cloud-init: before 23.3-150100.8.71.1

cloud-init-config-suse: before 23.3-150100.8.71.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240128-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.