Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit security update
A low severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-6126) in Cockpit, a web-based server administration tool for GNU/Linux, allows an authenticated user to kill any process when the pam_env module's user_readenv option is enabled. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. A security update addressing this vulnerability has been released by Red Hat as part of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 update.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-6126 in Cockpit enables an authenticated user to kill any process if the pam_env's user_readenv option is enabled. Cockpit is a web-based interface for administering GNU/Linux servers, providing features such as network configuration and command-line sessions. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9325) with an update that fixes this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. The advisory rates the impact as low severity and provides updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with access to Cockpit can kill any process on the system when the pam_env user_readenv option is enabled. This could disrupt system operations or services but requires authentication and specific configuration to be exploitable. The severity is rated low by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Cockpit in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9325 and the linked update instructions (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Applying this update mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: cockpit security update
Description
A low severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-6126) in Cockpit, a web-based server administration tool for GNU/Linux, allows an authenticated user to kill any process when the pam_env module's user_readenv option is enabled. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. A security update addressing this vulnerability has been released by Red Hat as part of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 update.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-6126 in Cockpit enables an authenticated user to kill any process if the pam_env's user_readenv option is enabled. Cockpit is a web-based interface for administering GNU/Linux servers, providing features such as network configuration and command-line sessions. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2024:9325) with an update that fixes this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. The advisory rates the impact as low severity and provides updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with access to Cockpit can kill any process on the system when the pam_env user_readenv option is enabled. This could disrupt system operations or services but requires authentication and specific configuration to be exploitable. The severity is rated low by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Cockpit in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9325 and the linked update instructions (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Applying this update mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9325
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea3e29bf47b500889c0
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:44:03 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 02:06:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 74
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