3.2

CVE-2024-6126: Cockpit: authenticated user can kill any process when enabling pam_env's user_readenv option

Deferred
AliasesMGASA-2025-0181SUSE-SU-2024:2304-1SUSE-SU-2024:2476-1
Published 03-07-2024Last modified 21-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-6126 is a low (CVSS 3.2) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cockpit. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
3.2/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.27% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat10 products
  • cockpit< 0:323.1-1.el9_5
  • cockpit-bridge< 0:323.1-1.el9_5
  • cockpit-debuginfo< 0:323.1-1.el9_5
  • cockpit-debugsource< 0:323.1-1.el9_5
  • cockpit-doc< 0:323.1-1.el9_5
Suse6 products
  • cockpit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1< 195.12-150300.10.6.1
  • cockpit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 251.3-150300.6.3.1
  • cockpit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 251.3-150400.8.3.1
  • cockpit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 251.3-150400.6.7.1
  • cockpit&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 298-150500.3.6.1
Opensuse2 products
  • cockpit&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 320-bp156.2.6.3
  • cockpit&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 320-1.1
Debian1 product
  • cockpit< 287.1-0+deb12u3 | < 320-1
Mageia1 product
  • cockpit< 338-1.6.mga9
Ubuntu1 product
  • cockpitAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 21 products

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