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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-06-26T09:15:25.462Z

Last Modified :

2025-06-26T17:38:50.843Z

Source :

canonical
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-6174 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Canonical
  • Cloud-init
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-6174.

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https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/commit/e3f42adc2674a38fb29e414cfbf96f884934b2d2 cve-icon
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/releases/tag/25.1.3 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6174 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6174 cve-icon
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