🛡️ CVE-2024-6174 on BellSoft — cloud-init
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-6174 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package cloud-init. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached from an adjacent network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Affected software
BELL-CVE-2024-6174 is recorded against 1 package.
- cloud-init (from 21.4-r3)
Timeline and source
Published on 27 June 2025 and last revised on 26 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2024-6174 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cloud-init | 21.4-r3 | — |
References
Similar Threats
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