Security update for cloud-init

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20656-1
Release Date: 2025-09-05T12:55:50Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-1786 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-1786 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • 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 ): 5.9 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-2024-6174 ( 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:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves three vulnerabilities, contains four features and has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cloud-init fixes the following issues:

Update to version 25.1.3:

  • CVE-2024-6174: Unpriveleged user could trigger hotplug-hook commands (bsc#1245403).

None security fixes:

  • Rebase cloud-init to 24.4 or higher (bsc#1239715, jsc#PED-8680).
  • Fixed cloud-init --debug status (bsc#1228414).
  • Using ssh_pwauth: True in cloud-init breaks ssh for root (bsc#1237764).
  • Fixed FileNotFoundError (bsc#1236720).
  • Fixed python 3.13 support (bsc#1233649).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-447=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-1.1
    • cloud-init-25.1.3-1.1

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