CVE-2024-48990
Needrestart Python Interpreter Path Manipulation Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.
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Published Date :
Nov. 19, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 19, 2024, 9:56 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-48990 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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PoC for CVE-2024-48990
Python C Shell
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-48990 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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BleepingComputer
Ubuntu Linux impacted by decade-old 'needrestart' flaw that gives root
Five local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities have been discovered in the needrestart utility used by Ubuntu Linux, which was introduced over 10 years ago in version 21.04. The flaws were disc ... Read more
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The Hacker News
Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package
Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version 21.04) that could allow a local attacker to gain root p ... Read more
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CVE-2024-48990 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Nov. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-427 -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable. Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48990 [No types assigned] Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/fcc9a4401392231bef4ef5ed026a0d7a275149ab [No types assigned] Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Canonical Ltd. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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