OS Command Injection in needrestart - CVE-2024-11003
Published: November 27, 2024 / Updated: November 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100986
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11003
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: liske (Thomas Liske)
Affected software:
needrestart
needrestart
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application passes unsanitized data to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which expects safe input. A local user can execute arbitrary OS commands as root.
Note, the vulnerability is related to #VU100773 (CVE-2024-10224).
How to mitigate CVE-2024-11003
Install updates from vendor's website.