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Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting cockpit-packagekit package, versions <0:311.2-1.el9_4

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-COCKPITPACKAGEKIT-7254985
  • published 14 Jun 2024
  • disclosed 11 Jun 2024
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Introduced: 11 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-2947 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-77 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 cockpit-packagekit to version 0:311.2-1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:3843.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in Cockpit. Deleting a sosreport with a crafted name via the Cockpit web interface can lead to a command injection vulnerability, resulting in privilege escalation. This issue affects Cockpit versions 270 and newer.

CVSS Scores

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Red Hat

7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High