high7.8
CVE-2024-48992
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Ruby …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Needrestart Project | Needrestart | before 3.8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/b5f25f6ec6e7dd0c5be249e4e45de4ee9ffe594f
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48992
- https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/17
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00014.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1