CVE-2024-6126
LOWRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9 - Authenticated Denial of Service via pam_env user_readenv Option
Title source: llmDescription
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 (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2292897
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9325
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6126
Scores
CVSS v3
3.2
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (4)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
0:323.1-1.el9_5
Published
Jul 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026