Description
A flaw was found in Cockpit. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by initiating and sustaining numerous simultaneous connections to the `cockpit-tls` service. This forces the service to create an unbounded number of detached threads, consuming system resources such as memory and file descriptors. The primary consequence is a denial of service (DoS), leading to degradation or complete unavailability of the Cockpit service for legitimate users.
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in Cockpit. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by initiating and sustaining numerous simultaneous connections to the `cockpit-tls` service. This forces the service to create an unbounded number of detached threads, consuming system resources such as memory and file descriptors. The primary consequence is a denial of service (DoS), leading to degradation or complete unavailability of the Cockpit service for legitimate users. | |
| Title | Cockpit: cockpit: denial of service via unbounded connection thread spawning | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift Devspaces |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift Devspaces |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-18T16:48:43.770Z
Reserved: 2026-09-14T20:36:28.325Z
Link: CVE-2026-91149
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