CVE-2024-6126

Cockpit: authenticated user can kill any process when enabling pam_env's user_readenv option

Published Jul 3, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 3.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Disable pam_env's `user_readenv` option in PAM config.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47977 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 7, 2026, 11:32 AM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2024, 2:25 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 3, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Nov 7, 2026, 12:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 3, 2024, 12:00 AM