Privilege escalation in needrestart
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-30688 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
needrestart Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | liske (Thomas Liske) |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU63356
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30688
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to application uses incorrect regexes to detect Perl, Python, and Ruby interpreters. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsneedrestart: 0.8 - 3.5
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/17/9
http://github.com/liske/needrestart/releases/tag/v3.6
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00105.html
http://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/e6e58136e1e3c92296e2e810cb8372a5fe0dbd30
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
