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    CVE-2024-48991

    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).

    Published:Nov 19, 2024
    Last Modified:Nov 3, 2025
    EPS:Nov 19, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00084
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Needrestart Project
    Product
    Needrestart

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High