CVE-2024-11584 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-11584

Vendor Canonical
Product cloud-init
Published June 26, 2025
Last update June 26, 2025

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 26, 2025 CVE published
June 26, 2025 Record updated