CVE-2024-6174
Publication date 26 June 2025
Last updated 26 June 2025
Ubuntu priority
When a non-x86 platform is detected, cloud-init grants root access to a hard coded url with a local IP address. To prevent this, cloud-init default configurations disable platform enumeration.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| cloud-init | 25.04 plucky |
Vulnerable
|
| 24.10 oracular |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Adjacent |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |