Resource Exhaustion Affecting cockpit-bridge package, versions <0:323.1-1.0.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-COCKPITBRIDGE-8399068
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed3 Jul 2024

Introduced: 3 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-6126  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 cockpit-bridge to version 0:323.1-1.0.1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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