HIGH 8.8 Microsoft
CVE-2024-6174
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.
Microsoft Security Update 2025-Jun: 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.
Affected Products
- cm2 cloud-init 23.3-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0
- azl3 cloud-init 24.3.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0
- azl3 cloud-init 24.3.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
- cbl2 cloud-init 23.3-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6174
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6174
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 was published on 2025-06-10 via Microsoft. Affected: cm2 cloud-init 23.3-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0, azl3 cloud-init 24.3.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 cloud-init 24.3.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 and 1 more.
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