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Ubuntu CVE-2024-11584

| EUVDEUVD-2024-54980 MEDIUM
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732)
2025-06-26 security@ubuntu.com
Information Disclosure Debian Ubuntu Red Hat Canonical Cloud Init Suse
5.9
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-732
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Permission assignment review
Impact

CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026

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.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 15, 2026 - 23:54 CVSS 5.9

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply it as soon as possible and verify the fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

cloud-init 21.3 <25.1.3

Affected Packages

euvd cloud_init fix: 25.1.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732).

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Ubuntu MEDIUM
SUSE MEDIUM
Red Hat 5.9 MEDIUM

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Mar 15, 2026 - 23:54 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Jun 26, 2025 - 10:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.9

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2024-11584 presents moderate security risk, a incorrect permissions vulnerability rated CVSS 5.9. Attackers could gain access beyond their authorized level. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: manually tighten permissions on affected resources.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 90% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vendor GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information Disclosure MEDIUM

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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Vendor StatusVendor

Ubuntu

Priority: Medium
cloud-init
Release Status Version
xenial not-affected -
upstream released 25.1.3
trusty DNE -
oracular ignored end of life, was needed
bionic released 23.1.2-0ubuntu0~18.04.1+esm1
focal released 24.4.1-0ubuntu0~20.04.3+esm1
jammy released 25.1.4-0ubuntu0~22.04.1
noble released 25.1.4-0ubuntu0~24.04.1
plucky released 25.1.4-0ubuntu0~25.04.1
USN-7677-1

Debian

Bug #1108402
cloud-init
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye vulnerable 20.4.1-2+deb11u1 -
bookworm fixed 22.4.2-1+deb12u3 -
trixie fixed 25.1.4-1+deb13u1 -
forky, sid fixed 25.3-2 -
(unstable) fixed 25.1.4-1 -

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
Image SL-Micro-Azure Image SL-Micro-BYOS-Azure Image SL-Micro-BYOS-EC2 Image SL-Micro-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy-BYOS-Azure Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Proxy-BYOS-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-Azure-llc Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-Azure-ltd Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-BYOS-Azure Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-BYOS-EC2 Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-EC2-llc Image SUSE-Multi-Linux-Manager-Server-EC2-ltd Affected
Image SLES-Azure-3P Image SLES-Azure-Basic Image SLES-Azure-Standard Image SLES-BYOS-Azure Image SLES-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun Image SLES-CHOST-BYOS-Azure Image SLES-CHOST-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES-CHOST-BYOS-GDC Image SLES-CHOST-BYOS-SAP-CCloud Image SLES-EC2 Image SLES-Hardened-BYOS-Azure Image SLES-Hardened-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES-SAP-Azure Image SLES-SAP-Azure-3P Image SLES-SAP-BYOS-Azure Image SLES-SAP-BYOS-EC2 Image SLES-SAPCAL-Azure Image SLES-SAPCAL-EC2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 Fixed
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 Fixed

References

Advisories & patches
PATCH https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/6265/commits/6e10240a7f0a2d6110b398640b3fd46cfa9a7cf3 ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11584 ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7677-1 ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:20656/ ADVISORY https://www.suse.com/support/update/SUSE-SU-2025:20755/ REF https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/releases/tag/25.1.3

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