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3.6 Low

CVE-2026-91142 Cockpit: cockpit: unauthorized modification of login records via integer overflow

Description

A flaw was found in Cockpit. An authenticated local user with a large user identifier (UID) can cause unauthorized modification and disclosure of login records. On 32-bit systems, an integer overflow during session accounting allows the user's login process to read or overwrite the legacy log entries of other accounts.

CVSS 3.1 detail

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

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

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