cvelist/2021/3xxx/CVE-2021-3429.json

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                "value": "When instructing cloud-init to set a random password for a new user account, versions before 21.2 would write that password to the world-readable log file /var/log/cloud-init-output.log. This could allow a local user to log in as another user."
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                "url": "https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/b794d426b9ab43ea9d6371477466070d86e10668",
                "refsource": "MISC",
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            "value": "Carl Pearson"
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