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Oracle Linux 8: cloud-init Important Security Advisory ELSA-2025-11324

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network: . Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2025-11324 http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-11324.html The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network: x86_64: cloud-init-23.4-7.0.2.el8_10.10.noarch.rpm aarch64: cloud-init-23.4-7.0.2.el8_10.10.noarch.rpm SRPMS: http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/cloud-init-23.4-7.0.2.el8_10.10.src.rpm Related CVEs: CVE-2024-6174 Description of changes: [23.4-7.0.2.el8_10.10] - Fixes regression in cloud-init with module cc_write_files_deferred [Orabug: 37382965] - Update IPv6 IMDS endpoint to ULA and drop NIC identifier [Orabug: 35965980] - Enable IPv6 [Orabug: 36502414] - Added missing services in rhel/systemd/cloud-init.service [Orabug: 32183938] - Increase retry value and add timeout for OCI [Orabug: 35329883] - Fix log file permissions [Orabug: 35302985] - Update detection logic for OL distros in config template [Orabug: 34845400] - Added missing services in cloud-init.service.tmpl for sshd [Orabug: 32183938] - Forward port applicable cloud-init 18.4-2.0.3 changes to cloud-init-18-5 [Orabug: 30435672] - limit permissions [Orabug: 31352433] - Changes to ignore all enslaved interfaces [Orabug: 30092148] - Fix swap file size allocation logic to allocate maxsize [Orabug: 29952349] - Make Oracle datasource detect dracut based config files [Orabug: 29956753] - add modified version of enable-ec2_utils-to-stop-retrying-to-get-ec2-metadata.patch: 1. Enable ec2_utils.py having a way to stop retrying to get ec2 metadata 2. Apply stop retrying to get ec2 metadata to helper/openstack.py MetadataReader Resolves: Oracle-Bug:41660 (Bugzilla) - added OL to list of known distros [23.4.0.1] - Apply OpenELA fixes [23.4-7.el8.10] - ci-fix-Don-t-attempt-to-identify-non-x86-OpenStack-inst.patch [RHEL-100606] - ci-fix-strict-disable-in-ds-identify-on-no-datasources-.patch [RHEL-100606] - Resolves: RHEL-100606 (CVE-2024-6174cloud-init: From CVEorg collector [rhel-8.10.z]) _______________________________________________ El-errata mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/el-errata . The latest updates for Oracle Linux 8 enhance cloud-init functionality. Ensure your system remains secure with these essential patches.. Oracle Linux, cloud-init update, security advisory, package management, Linux security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 22, 2025 Oracle