VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-11584

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.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.13%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.13%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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 is used for the "/run/cloud-init/hook-hotplug-cmd" FIFO. An unprivileged user could trigger hotplug-hook commands.

CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS: 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-732
Affected: canonical/cloud-init
Source: security@ubuntu.com

References

https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/6265/commits/6e10240a7f0a2d6110b398640b3fd46cfa9a7cf3Patch
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/releases/tag/25.1.3Release Notes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.