needrestart: Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows localattackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tr...
CVE-2024-48990 is fixed in needrestart on 1 platform, first by needrestart 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, released November 19, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows localattackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart intorunning the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATHenvironment variable.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| needrestart · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 3.6-4+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48990 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| needrestart · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.7-3.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48990 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| needrestart · Debian 14 | 3.7-3.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48990 | 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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