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CVE-2024-6126:
Rocky Linux vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability (CVE-2024-6126) was discovered in the cockpit package that affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The flaw allows an authenticated user to kill any process when enabling the pamenv's userreadenv option (NVD, Red Hat Advisory). The vulnerability was disclosed on July 3, 2024.
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.2 (LOW) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L. The flaw is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability leads to a denial of service (DoS) attack by allowing authenticated users to terminate any process on the system when the pamenv's userreadenv option is enabled (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Red Hat has released security updates to address this vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The fix is available through RHSA-2024:9325, which updates the cockpit package to version 323.1-1.el9_5 (Red Hat Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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