Vulnerability type

Logging

Detail

etcd users who have no password can authenticate only through a client certificate. When such users try to authenticate into etcd using the Authenticate endpoint, errors are logged with insufficient information regarding why the authentication failed, and may be misleading when auditing etcd logs.

References

Find out more on this vulnerability in the security audit report

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Contact the etcd security committee