CVE-2018-10896

cloud-init: The cloud-init packages provide a set of init scripts for cloud instances

CVE-2018-10896 is fixed in cloud-init on 1 platform by RHSA-2020:3050 (version 0:19.4-1.el8.7), released July 21, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.6
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0035
28th percentile

The cloud-init packages provide a set of init scripts for cloud instances. Cloud instances need special scripts to run during initialization to retrieve and install SSH keys, and to let the user run various scripts. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: cloud-init (19.4). (BZ#1811912) Security Fix(es): * cloud-init: default configuration disabled deletion of SSH host keys (CVE-2018-10896) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
cloud-init · RHEL 8 0:19.4-1.el8.7 RHSA-2020:3050 Jul 21, 2020