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CVE-2024-48990 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/fcc9a4401392231bef4ef5ed026a0d7a275149ab
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48990
https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element CISA-ADP  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-48990
NVD Published Date:
11/19/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/19/2024
Source:
Canonical Ltd.