CVE-2024-2947

Cockpit: command injection when deleting a sosreport with a crafted name

Description

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.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Do not remove SOS reports with strange names from the Cockpit web interface.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3667 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3843 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2947 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271614 issue tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNG7GXOZI6QH3OIQJYAYDB3CRRGH37Q5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N3Q5SDIFACAY4VHACN5MMCMT3A53A3FB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PIQY2HGDJW2JY27ALTS4GEVZZJJ4XQ36/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-2947?
CVE-2024-2947 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-2947?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-2947: Do not remove SOS reports with strange names from the Cockpit web interface.
Is CVE-2024-2947 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-2947 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-2947?
CVE-2024-2947 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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