SUSE update for cockpit

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU93801

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6126

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cockpit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

cockpit-networkmanager: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-storaged: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-selinux: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-system: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-ws-debuginfo: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-debugsource: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-ws: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-debuginfo: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-bridge: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit-bridge-debuginfo: before 298-150500.3.6.1

cockpit: before 298-150500.3.6.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242304-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.