CVE-2024-6126
Cockpit: authenticated user can kill any process when enabling pam_env's user_readenv option
Severity Score
3.2
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
Red Hat would like to thank Paolo Perego (OpenSUSE) for reporting this issue.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-06-18 CVE Reserved
- 2024-07-03 CVE Published
- 2024-07-04 EPSS Updated
- 2024-10-31 CVE Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
References (2)
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6126 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2292897 | Issue Tracking |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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