CVE-2024-11003

needrestart: Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, passes unsanitizeddata to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which...

CVE-2024-11003 is fixed in needrestart on 1 platform, first by DLA-3957-1, released November 19, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1204
96th percentile

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, passes unsanitizeddata to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which expects safe input. This couldallow a local attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. Please see therelated CVE-2024-10224 in Modules::ScanDeps.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
needrestart · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 3.5-4+deb11u4 DLA-3957-1 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3.6-4+deb12u2 DSA-5815-1 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.7-3.1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-11003 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Debian 14 3.7-3.1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-11003 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 needrestart 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.4-6ubuntu0.1+esm1 needrestart 3.4-6ubuntu0.1+esm1 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 3.5-5ubuntu2.2 needrestart 3.5-5ubuntu2.2 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 3.6-7ubuntu4.3 needrestart 3.6-7ubuntu4.3 Nov 19, 2024
needrestart · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.6-8ubuntu4.2 needrestart 3.6-8ubuntu4.2 Jan 16, 2026
needrestart · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 3.6-8ubuntu6 needrestart 3.6-8ubuntu6 Jan 16, 2026

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