CVE-2024-48991 Race condition in needrestart
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code as root by winning a race condition to trick needrestart into using a fake Python interpreter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-48991?
CVE-2024-48991 is a high-severity vulnerability in needrestart, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Needrestart Project Needrestart.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48991?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-48991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in needrestart
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2024-1733246466, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48991, GHSA-4696-66c4-2gvx, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48991, USN-7117-2.