QID 240279

Date Published: 2022-05-11

QID 240279: Red Hat Update for cockpit security (RHSA-2022:2008)

cockpit enables users to administer gnu/linux servers using a web browser.
It offers network configuration, log inspection, diagnostic reports, selinux troubleshooting, interactive command-line sessions, and more.

Security Fix(es):
  • cockpit: authenticates with revoked certificates (cve-2021-3698)
  • cockpit: pages vulnerable to clickjacking (cve-2021-3660)

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for arm 64 8 aarch64



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:2008 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240279

    CVE-2021-3660 | CVE-2021-3698 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:2008 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2008
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