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CVE-2024-48991

CVE-2024-48991 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by winning a race condition and tricking needrestart into running their own, fake Python interpreter (instead of the system's real Python interpreter). The initial security fix (6ce6136) introduced a regression which was subsequently resolved (42af5d3).

EPSS 6.07% · 93.0th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
6.07%
93.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
needrestart_projectneedrestart0, 0
needrestartneedrestart0, 0
needrestart_projectneedrestart0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 19, 2024 Coalition ESS Score
  • Nov 19, 2024 CVE Published
  • Nov 20, 2024 EPSS Score
  • Nov 20, 2024 Coalition ESS Score
  • Nov 21, 2024 PoC Published
  • Nov 23, 2024 PoC Published
  • Nov 24, 2024 PoC Published
  • Nov 24, 2024 PoC Published
  • Nov 24, 2024 PoC Published
  • Nov 27, 2024 PoC Published
  • Dec 8, 2024 Coalition ESS Score
  • Dec 9, 2024 EPSS Score

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