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Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVE-2024-11584

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
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  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
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CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published