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3.2 Low

CVE-2024-6126 Cockpit: authenticated user can kill any process when enabling pam_env's user_readenv option

Description

A flaw was found in the cockpit package. This flaw allows an authenticated user to kill any process when enabling the pam_env's user_readenv option, which leads to a denial of service (DoS) attack.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and if a user takes an action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
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