Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.7117.2
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7117-2)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'needrestart' package(s) announced via the USN-7117-2 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'needrestart' package(s) announced via the USN-7117-2 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: USN-7117-1 fixed vulnerabilities in needrestart. The update introduced a regression in needrestart. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Qualys discovered that needrestart passed unsanitized data to a library (libmodule-scandeps-perl) which expects safe input. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root. (CVE-2024-11003) Qualys discovered that the library libmodule-scandeps-perl incorrectly parsed perl code. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands. (CVE-2024-10224) Qualys discovered that needrestart incorrectly used the PYTHONPATH environment variable to spawn a new Python interpreter. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root. (CVE-2024-48990) Qualys discovered that needrestart incorrectly checked the path to the Python interpreter. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to win a race condition and execute arbitrary code as root. (CVE-2024-48991) Qualys discovered that needrestart incorrectly used the RUBYLIB environment variable to spawn a new Ruby interpreter. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root. (CVE-2024-48992) Affected Software/OS: 'needrestart' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 24.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-10224 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-11003 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-48990 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-48991 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-48992
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