Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | cockpit | 270 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cockpit | 314-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | cockpit | 314-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cockpit | 287.1-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5655-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | cockpit +7 | 311.2-1.el9_4 | RHSA-2024:3843 |
| RHEL 8 | cockpit +4 | 310.4-1.el8_10 | RHSA-2024:3667 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | cockpit +7 | 311.2-1.el9_4 | ALSA-2024:3843 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | cockpit +4 | 310.4-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:3667 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | cockpit | 310.4-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:3667 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | cockpit +7 | 311.2-1.0.1.el9_4 | ELSA-2024-3843 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | cockpit +4 | 310.4-1.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2024-3667 |
Advisories 9
- ALSA-2024:3843 Moderate: cockpit security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2024:3667 Moderate: cockpit security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2024:3843 Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2024:3667 Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 3, 2026
- DSA-5655-1 cockpit - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RLSA-2024:3667 Moderate: cockpit security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1305 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (cockpit): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 11, 2024
- ELSA-2024-3843 Moderate: cockpit security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jun 11, 2024
- ELSA-2024-3667 Moderate: cockpit security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jun 6, 2024
References
- RHSA-2024:3667 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:3843 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2947 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2271614 issue-tracking