Canonical cloud-init up to 25.1.2 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canonical cloud-init up to 25.1.2. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes permission. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-11584. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Canonical cloud-init up to 25.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cloud-init through 25.1.2 includes the systemd socket unit cloud-init-hotplugd.socket with default SocketMode that grants 0666 permissions, making it world-writable. This being used for the "/run/cloud-init/hook-hotplug-cmd" FIFO. An unprivelege user could trigger hotplug-hook commands.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-11584 since 11/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241896 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: cloud-init (CVE-2024-11584)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 25.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241896). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 241896
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: cloud-init (CVE-2024-11584)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cloud-init 25.1.3

Timelineinfo

11/21/2024 🔍
06/26/2025 +216 days 🔍
06/26/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/05/2025 +71 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-11584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313969

Entryinfo

Created: 06/26/2025 13:12
Updated: 09/05/2025 21:33
Changes: 06/26/2025 13:12 (64), 07/11/2025 17:02 (2), 09/05/2025 21:33 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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