CVE-2024-48990
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 19.9%
Description
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.
How to fix CVE-2024-48990
To remediate CVE-2024-48990, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/needrestart—upgrade to 3.5-4+deb11u4 or later
Is CVE-2024-48990 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 19.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.5-4+deb11u4
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 |