Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by winning a race condition and tricking needrestart into running their own, fake Python interpreter (instead of the system's real Python interpreter).
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Needrestart Project
Needrestart Project needrestart
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:needrestart_project:needrestart:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Needrestart Project
Needrestart Project needrestart
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000

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Description Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by winning a race condition and tricking needrestart into running their own, fake Python interpreter (instead of the system's real Python interpreter).
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2024-11-19T17:38:15.691Z

Updated: 2024-11-19T19:36:51.391Z

Reserved: 2024-10-11T16:13:54.153Z

Link: CVE-2024-48991

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-19T19:36:45.830Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-11-19T18:15:21.710

Modified: 2024-11-19T21:56:45.533

Link: CVE-2024-48991

cve-icon Redhat

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