CVE-2012-6639

cloud-init: insecure transmission of EC2 instance data can lead to root privilege escalation

Published Nov 25, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when requests to an untrusted system are submitted for EC2 instance data.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-6485 An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when requests to an untrusted system are submitted for EC2 instance data.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:36 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 25, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jan 7, 2014, 12:00 AM