CVE-2024-48990: High severity debian/needrestart vulnerability

Published Nov 19, 2024
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Updated

Last updated 20 November 2024

Other sources

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.

NVD

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Launchpad

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
debian/needrestart<=3.5-4+deb11u3, <=3.6-4+deb12u1
3.5-4+deb11u43.6-4+deb12u23.7-3.1
Needrestart Project Needrestart<3.8

Remediation

Mitigation

Edit /etc/needrestart/needrestart.conf so that the following line appears after "# Disable interpreter scanners." and reboot: $nrconf{interpscan} = 0;

Event History

Nov 19, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:38 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:38 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
RemedyWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·07:23 PM
Description
Nov 20, 2024
News Published
via BleepingComputer·07:04 PM
News Published
via BleepingComputer·07:05 PM
Nov 21, 2024
News Published
via The Register·03:03 PM
News Published
via The Register·03:06 PM
Nov 23, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·07:22 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-48990?

CVE-2024-48990 is a critical vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-48990?

To fix CVE-2024-48990, upgrade to needrestart version 3.8 or newer.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2024-48990?

CVE-2024-48990 affects needrestart versions prior to 3.8 on Debian systems.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2024-48990 involve?

CVE-2024-48990 involves local privilege escalation by tricking needrestart into executing an attacker-controlled Python interpreter.

5

When was CVE-2024-48990 discovered?

CVE-2024-48990 was disclosed on 20 November 2024 by Qualys.

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