When a non-x86 platform is detected, cloud-init grants root access to a hardcoded url with a local IP address. To prevent this, cloud-init default configurations disable platform enumeration.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud-init | Canonical | * | 25.1.3 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | RedHat | cloud-init-0:24.4-3.el10_0.2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | cloud-init-0:23.4-7.el8_10.10 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | RedHat | cloud-init-0:21.1-15.el8_6.4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | RedHat | cloud-init-0:21.1-15.el8_6.4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions | RedHat | cloud-init-0:21.1-15.el8_6.4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | RedHat | cloud-init-0:22.1-8.el8_8.2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | RedHat | cloud-init-0:22.1-8.el8_8.2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | cloud-init-0:24.4-4.el9_6.3 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions | RedHat | cloud-init-0:21.1-19.el9_0.7 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | RedHat | cloud-init-0:22.1-10.el9_2.1 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | RedHat | cloud-init-0:23.4-7.el9_4.13 | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | esm-infra/focal | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | oracular | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | plucky | * |
| Cloud-init | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html