# RHSA-2025:10844: cloud-init security update

RHSA-2025:10844, released June 26, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in cloud-init (version 24.4-3.el10_0.2). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-10844
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jun 26, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2024-6174, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10844

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [cloud-init](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/cloud-init.md) | RHEL 10 | 24.4-3.el10_0.2 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-6174](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-6174.md) | High | 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. | 8.8 | 0.0027 |  |

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