Bug#1040867: bug#1040867 could be with cloud-init rather than ifupdown

After reviewing the contents of /etc/network/interfaces.d/50-cloud-init containing the call to the missing route command it occurred to me that this may be an issue with cloud-init instead.

Bug#1040867: ifupdown: ifup exits with /bin/sh: 1: route: not found

Package: ifupdown Version: 0.8.41 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? Bringing up a new debian 12 system with a static network-configuration supplied by cloud-init * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)?