CVE-2024-2947
Cockpit: command injection when deleting a sosreport with a crafted name
A flaw was found in Cockpit. Deleting a sosreport with a crafted name via the Cockpit web interface can lead to a command injection vulnerability, resulting in privilege escalation. This issue affects Cockpit versions 270 and newer.
Fixes and workarounds
Workaround
Do not remove SOS reports with strange names from the Cockpit web interface.
Source: CNA: redhatAffected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
cockpit
https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/ |
≥ 270; < * (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat cockpit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
≥ 0:310.4-1.el8_10; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat cockpit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
≥ 0:311.2-1.el9_4; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Red Hat cockpit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat cockpit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 7.3 high |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CNA: redhat |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3667CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3843CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2947CNA: redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271614CNA: redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3667ADP: CVE · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3843ADP: CVE · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2947ADP: CVE · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271614ADP: CVE · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KNG7GXOZI6QH3OIQJYAYDB3CRRGH37Q5/ADP: CVE · x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/N3Q5SDIFACAY4VHACN5MMCMT3A53A3FB/ADP: CVE · x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PIQY2HGDJW2JY27ALTS4GEVZZJJ4XQ36/ADP: CVE · x_transferred
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