| Name | CVE-2024-6174 |
| Description | When a non-x86 platform is detected, cloud-init grants root access to a hardcoded url with a local IP address. To prevent this, cloud-init default configurations disable platform enumeration. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1108403 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cloud-init (PTS) | bullseye | 20.4.1-2+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 22.4.2-1+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| trixie, sid | 25.1.4-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| cloud-init | source | (unstable) | 25.1.4-1 | | | 1108403 |
Notes
[bookworm] - cloud-init <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - cloud-init <postponed> (Minor issue)
Fixed by: https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/f43937f0b462734eb9c76700491c18fe4133c8e1 (25.1.3)
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w8g9-wp36-fchj