Resource exhaustion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2024-6126
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:323.1-1.el9_5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6126?
- CVE-2024-6126 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 3.2/10. Published 2024-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6126?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6126 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.