CVE-2024-11003
needrestart - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 11.5%
Description
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, passes unsanitized data to a library (Modules::ScanDeps) which expects safe input. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. Please see the related CVE-2024-10224 in Modules::ScanDeps.
How to fix CVE-2024-11003
To remediate CVE-2024-11003, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/needrestart—upgrade to 3.5-4+deb11u4 or later
- —upgrade to 3.5-4+deb11u4 or later
- —upgrade to 3.6-4+deb12u2 or later
Is CVE-2024-11003 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 11.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.5-4+deb11u4
- from 0, < 3.5-4+deb11u4
- from 0, < 3.6-4+deb12u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |