<div class="container">
<h1>Security update for cloud-init</h1>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:1980-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-05-18T12:09:51Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>important</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170154">bsc#1170154</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214169">bsc#1214169</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228414">bsc#1228414</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233649">bsc#1233649</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236720">bsc#1236720</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237764">bsc#1237764</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239715">bsc#1239715</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245403">bsc#1245403</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13380">jsc#PED-13380</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8680">jsc#PED-8680</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11584.html">CVE-2024-11584</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6174.html">CVE-2024-6174</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-11584</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-11584</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.9</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-11584</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-11584</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.9</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-6174</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-6174</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-6174</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Public Cloud Module 15-SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Public Cloud Module 15-SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Public Cloud Module 15-SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Public Cloud Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Python 3 Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Server 4.3</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>An update that solves two vulnerabilities, contains two features and has six security fixes can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for cloud-init fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>Update to version 25.1.3 (bsc#1245403, CVE-2024-11584, CVE-2024-6174)</li>
<li>Update to version 25.1.1 (bsc#1239715, jsc#PED-8680, bsc#1228414, bsc#1237764)</li>
<li>Make sure a directory exists, if not create it, before writing in that location (bsc#1236720)</li>
<li>rsyslog warning, '~' is deprecated (bsc#1170154)</li>
<li>Support python 3.13 (bsc#1233649)</li>
<li>Move fdupes call back to %install (bsc#1214169)</li>
<li>Re-ship python dependencies, those have no source changes.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP7-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Python 3 Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP7-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Public Cloud Module 15-SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP5-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Public Cloud Module 15-SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP6-2026-1980=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
<ul>
<li>cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-doc-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-passlib-1.7.4-150400.6.5.2</li>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-doc-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Python 3 Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-passlib-1.7.4-150400.6.5.2</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-jsonpointer-2.3-150400.11.5.1</li>
<li>python311-configobj-5.0.8-150400.12.5.1</li>
<li>python311-jsonpatch-1.32-150400.10.5.1</li>
<li>python311-pyserial-3.5-150400.12.5.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>python311-passlib-1.7.4-150400.6.5.2</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>cloud-init-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
<li>cloud-init-config-suse-25.1.3-150400.15.7.6</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11584.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11584.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6174.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6174.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170154">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170154</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214169">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214169</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228414">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228414</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233649">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233649</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236720">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236720</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237764">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237764</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239715">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239715</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245403">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245403</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13380">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13380</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8680">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8680</a>
</li>
</ul>
</div>