CVE-2024-11003

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/0f80a348883f72279a859ee655f58da34babefb0	Patch
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224	VDB Entry
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11003	VDB Entry
https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/17
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00014.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1	Mailing List

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:needrestart_project:needrestart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-11-19 18:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-11003

Mitre link : CVE-2024-11003

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-11003

JSON object : View

Products Affected

needrestart_project

needrestart

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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