Name: CVE-2024-48991: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-48991, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.0025

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).

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 needrestartUpgrade libmodule-scandeps-perlUpgrade libmodule-scandeps-perl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade needrestart (Ubuntu Pro)	Nov 20, 2024	Nov 19, 2024

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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