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A flaw was found in the cockpit package. This flaw allows...

Low severity Unreviewed Published Jul 3, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 3, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 3, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 3, 2024
Last updated Jul 3, 2024

Severity

Low
3.2
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-6126

GHSA ID

GHSA-g6h4-j28x-38g5

Source code

No known source code

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