{"id":"MGASA-2020-0295","summary":"Updated cloud-init packages fix security vulnerability","details":"In cloud-init, relies on Mersenne Twister for a random password, which\nmakes it easier for attackers to predict passwords, because rand_str in\ncloudinit/util.py calls the random.choice function (CVE-2020-8631).\n\nIn cloud-init, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py\nhas a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to\nguess passwords (CVE-2020-8632).\n","modified":"2026-02-04T04:40:53.085321Z","published":"2020-07-31T23:25:42Z","related":["CVE-2020-8631","CVE-2020-8632"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0295.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26236"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2020/dla-2113"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"cloud-init","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/cloud-init?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.5-7.1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0295.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}