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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/fcc9a4401392231bef4ef5ed026a0d7a275149ab | Patch |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48990 | 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, 16:08
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Needrestart Project
Needrestart Project needrestart |
|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:needrestart_project:needrestart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/fcc9a4401392231bef4ef5ed026a0d7a275149ab - Patch | |
| References | () https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48990 - 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 16:08
NVD link : CVE-2024-48990
Mitre link : CVE-2024-48990
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-48990
JSON object : View
Products Affected
needrestart_project
- needrestart
CWE
CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element