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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-48992): needrestart and Module::ScanDeps vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | Feb 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 19, 2024
Added
Nov 20, 2024
Modified
Feb 18, 2025
Description
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Ruby interpreter with an attacker-controlled RUBYLIB environment variable.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libmodule-scandeps-perlubuntu-pro-upgrade-needrestart
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