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). The initial security fix (6ce6136) introduced a regression which was subsequently resolved (42af5d3).
History

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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). 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). The initial security fix (6ce6136) introduced a regression which was subsequently resolved (42af5d3).
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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'}


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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).
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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: 2024-12-03T13:32:07.743Z

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

Link: CVE-2024-48991

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-03T13:32:07.743Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2024-12-03T14:15:20.740

Link: CVE-2024-48991

cve-icon Redhat

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