Summary
Cockpit enables users to administer GNU/Linux servers using a web browser. It offers network configuration, log inspection, diagnostic reports, SELinux troubleshooting, interactive command-line sessions, and more.
Security Fix(es):
* cockpit: Authenticated user can kill any process when enabling pam_env's user_readenv option (CVE-2024-6126)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 9.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 9 | cockpit | 0:323.1-1.el9_5 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Low 3.2
Cockpit: authenticated user can kill any process when enabling pam_env's user_readenv option
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.
References
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2292897