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ID:10929 - Exploit for Code Injection in needrestart - CVE-2024-48990
ID:10929 - Exploit for Code Injection in needrestart - CVE-2024-48990
Published: November 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100982
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-48990
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
needrestart
needrestart
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure handling of environment variables. A local user can trick the application into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable and execute arbitrary code on the system as root.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.