Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, passes unsanitized data to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which expects safe input. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. Please see the related CVE-2024-10224 in Modules::ScanDeps.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade needrestart | Nov 25, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/needrestart. | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libmodule-scandeps-perl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade needrestart (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade needrestartUpgrade libmodule-scandeps-perl | Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 |
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