Security update for cloud-init

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:1980-1
Release Date:	2026-05-18T12:09:51Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1170154 bsc#1214169 bsc#1228414 bsc#1233649 bsc#1236720 bsc#1237764 bsc#1239715 bsc#1245403 jsc#PED-13380 jsc#PED-8680
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-11584 CVE-2024-6174
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-11584 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-11584 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVE-2024-11584 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVE-2024-11584 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVE-2024-6174 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-6174 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-6174 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.4 openSUSE Leap 15.6 Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 Python 3 Module 15-SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that solves two vulnerabilities, contains two features and has six security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cloud-init fixes the following issues:

• Update to version 25.1.3 (bsc#1245403, CVE-2024-11584, CVE-2024-6174)
• Update to version 25.1.1 (bsc#1239715, jsc#PED-8680, bsc#1228414, bsc#1237764)
• Make sure a directory exists, if not create it, before writing in that location (bsc#1236720)
• rsyslog warning, '~' is deprecated (bsc#1170154)
• Support python 3.13 (bsc#1233649)
• Move fdupes call back to %install (bsc#1214169)
• Re-ship python dependencies, those have no source changes.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• openSUSE Leap 15.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1980=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6
  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1980=1
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP7-2026-1980=1
• Python 3 Module 15-SP7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1980=1
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-1980=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1980=1
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP5
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP5-2026-1980=1
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP6
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP6-2026-1980=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-doc-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-passlib-1.7.4-150400.6.5.2
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-doc-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
• openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
• Python 3 Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (noarch)
  • python311-passlib-1.7.4-150400.6.5.2
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (noarch)
  • python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1
  • python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1
  • python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1
  • python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
  • python311-passlib-1.7.4-150400.6.5.2
• Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6
  • cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11584.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6174.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170154
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214169
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228414
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233649
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236720
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237764
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239715
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245403
• https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13380
• https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8680