Exploit for #VU100982 Code Injection in needrestart

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100982

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-48990

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploits in database: 4

• January 10, 2025
  • Ubuntu needrestart Privilege Escalation [Metasploit]
• November 29, 2024
  • exploits-poc (This repository contains PoC exploits we developed for internal research or red team exercises.) [Github]
  • CVE-2024-48990-exploit (Needrestart, prior to version 3.8, contains a vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. This is achieved by manipulating the PYTHONPATH environment variable to trick needrestart into [Github]
  • CVE-2024-48990 (Exploit for CVE-2024-48990 (Local Privilege Escalation in needrestart < 3.8)) [Github]

Vulnerable software:
needrestart
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: liske (Thomas Liske)