Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8/9 cockpit user_readenv resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8/9 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component cockpit. This manipulation of the argument user_readenv causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-6126. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8/9 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component cockpit. The manipulation of the argument user_readenv with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-6126 since 06/18/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211538 (Oracle Linux 9 : cockpit (ELSA-2024-9325)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211538) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3409). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211538
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : cockpit (ELSA-2024-9325)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/18/2024 🔍
07/03/2024 +15 days 🔍
07/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/07/2025 +400 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-6126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270301
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3409 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2024 17:26
Updated: 08/07/2025 13:53
Changes: 07/03/2024 17:26 (64), 07/06/2024 05:57 (2), 11/20/2024 04:09 (2), 03/21/2025 05:59 (3), 08/07/2025 13:53 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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