Red Hat Security Advisory: cloud-init security update
The cloud-init packages provide a set of init scripts for cloud instances. Cloud instances need special scripts to run during initialization to retrieve and install SSH keys, and to let the user run various scripts. Security Fix(es): * cloud-init: Cloud init permissions flaw (CVE-2024-6174) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Summary
The cloud-init packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 contain a permissions flaw identified as CVE-2024-6174. Cloud-init is used to run initialization scripts on cloud instances, including retrieving and installing SSH keys and running user scripts. The flaw involves improper permissions handling, which could impact the security of cloud instance initialization. Red Hat has released an update to fix this issue, available for various architectures and extended update support versions of RHEL 10. The advisory is RHSA-2025:10844, and the update can be applied following instructions at Red Hat's knowledge base article 11258.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability affects the permissions handling in cloud-init, potentially allowing unauthorized access or actions during cloud instance initialization. This could compromise the security of cloud instances by affecting the retrieval or installation of SSH keys or execution of initialization scripts. The severity is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update that fixes the cloud-init permissions flaw (CVE-2024-6174). Users running affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 should apply the update as soon as possible. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: cloud-init security update
Description
The cloud-init packages provide a set of init scripts for cloud instances. Cloud instances need special scripts to run during initialization to retrieve and install SSH keys, and to let the user run various scripts. Security Fix(es): * cloud-init: Cloud init permissions flaw (CVE-2024-6174) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
The cloud-init packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 contain a permissions flaw identified as CVE-2024-6174. Cloud-init is used to run initialization scripts on cloud instances, including retrieving and installing SSH keys and running user scripts. The flaw involves improper permissions handling, which could impact the security of cloud instance initialization. Red Hat has released an update to fix this issue, available for various architectures and extended update support versions of RHEL 10. The advisory is RHSA-2025:10844, and the update can be applied following instructions at Red Hat's knowledge base article 11258.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability affects the permissions handling in cloud-init, potentially allowing unauthorized access or actions during cloud instance initialization. This could compromise the security of cloud instances by affecting the retrieval or installation of SSH keys or execution of initialization scripts. The severity is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update that fixes the cloud-init permissions flaw (CVE-2024-6174). Users running affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 should apply the update as soon as possible. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:11337
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a419cb927e9c79719abe6f7
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:17 UTC
Last enriched: 07/12/2026, 11:11:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 12
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