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Resource Exhaustion Affecting cockpit-bridge package, versions <0:323.1-1.el9_5

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-COCKPITBRIDGE-8383750
  • published 18 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2024
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Introduced: 12 Nov 2024

New CVE-2024-6126 Open this link in a new tab
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How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 cockpit-bridge to version 0:323.1-1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9325.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cockpit-bridge package and not the cockpit-bridge package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

3.2 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low