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A cloud-init security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.1 to resolve two vulnerabilities.



security-announce: openSUSE-SU-2020:0400-1: moderate: Security update for cloud-init


openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cloud-init
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0400-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1162936 #1162937 #1163178
Cross-References: CVE-2020-8631 CVE-2020-8632
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
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An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one
errata is now available.

Description:

This update for cloud-init fixes the following security issues:

- CVE-2020-8631: Replaced the theoretically predictable deterministic RNG
with the system RNG (bsc#1162937).
- CVE-2020-8632: Increased the default random password length from 9 to 20
(bsc#1162936).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-400=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):

cloud-init-19.4-lp151.2.15.1
cloud-init-config-suse-19.4-lp151.2.15.1
cloud-init-doc-19.4-lp151.2.15.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8631.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8632.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162936
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162937
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1163178