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CVE-2018-10896

cloud-init: default configuration disabled deletion of SSH host keys

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.6

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 6, 2018

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

The default cloud-init configuration included "ssh_deletekeys: 0", disabling cloud-init's deletion of ssh host keys. In some environments, this could lead to instances created by cloning a golden master or template system, sharing ssh host keys, and being able to impersonate one another or conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-321 · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key