Fedora 42 Cockpit Moderate Hostname Management Vulnerability CVE-2026-4631
fedora
April 28, 2026
ws: be more explicit when handling hostnames on cli [CVE-2026-4631]
Summary
The Cockpit Web Console 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.
Update Information:
ws: be more explicit when handling hostnames on cli [CVE-2026-4631]
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Fri Apr 10 2026 Jelle van der Waa
References
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2026-134819a61b
2026-04-28 01:11:18.587340+00:00
Name : cockpit
Product : Fedora 42
Version : 357
Release : 2.fc42
URL : https://cockpit-project.org/
Summary : Web Console for Linux servers
Description :
The Cockpit Web Console 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.
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-134819a61b' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: cockpit
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 357
Release: 2.fc42
Summary: Web Console for Linux servers
Topics Covered
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