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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/0f80a348883f72279a859ee655f58da34babefb0 | Patch |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224 | VDB Entry |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11003 | VDB Entry |
| https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1 | Mailing List |
Configurations
History
03 Jul 2025, 16:07
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:needrestart_project:needrestart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Needrestart Project
Needrestart Project needrestart |
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| References | () https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/0f80a348883f72279a859ee655f58da34babefb0 - Patch | |
| References | () https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224 - VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11003 - VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1 - Mailing List |
Information
Published : 2024-11-19 18:15
Updated : 2025-07-03 16:07
NVD link : CVE-2024-11003
Mitre link : CVE-2024-11003
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-11003
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Products Affected
needrestart_project
- needrestart
CWE
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')