CVE-2024-11003 Affecting needrestart package, versions <3.6-7ubuntu4.3
Threat Intelligence
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- published20 Nov 2024
- disclosed19 Nov 2024
Introduced: 19 Nov 2024
CVE-2024-11003 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 needrestart to version 3.6-7ubuntu4.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream needrestart package and not the needrestart package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2024-11003
- https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/0f80a348883f72279a859ee655f58da34babefb0
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11003
- https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1