CVE-2024-48991
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.3%
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).
How to fix CVE-2024-48991
To remediate CVE-2024-48991, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.5-4+deb11u4 or later
Is CVE-2024-48991 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.3%. 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 |