| Name | CVE-2024-48991 |
| Description | 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). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3957-1, DSA-5815-1, ELA-1238-1, ELA-1238-2 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| needrestart (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.2-8+deb8u4 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.11-3+deb9u2 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.11-3+deb9u4 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 3.4-5+deb10u3 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 3.4-5+deb10u1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 3.5-4+deb11u3 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 3.5-4+deb11u5 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 3.6-4+deb12u1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security) | 3.6-4+deb12u3 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 3.7-3.3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| needrestart | source | jessie | 1.2-8+deb8u4 | ELA-1238-2 | ||
| needrestart | source | stretch | 2.11-3+deb9u4 | ELA-1238-2 | ||
| needrestart | source | buster | 3.4-5+deb10u3 | ELA-1238-2 | ||
| needrestart | source | bullseye | 3.5-4+deb11u4 | DLA-3957-1 | ||
| needrestart | source | bookworm | 3.6-4+deb12u2 | DSA-5815-1 | ||
| needrestart | source | (unstable) | 3.7-3.1 |
https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt
Fixed by: https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/6ce6136cccc307c6b8a0f8cae12f9a22ac2aad59 (v3.8)