RHSA-2021:3081

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2021-08-10 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 11:16
Summary
security update for cloud-init
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for cloud-init
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2021:3081. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3081.
Patchnames: RHSA-2021:3081
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2021-3429
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 8:cloud-init-0:20.3-10.el8_4.5.noarch —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
References
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