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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 12.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-11-19 17:36Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 21:51Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-11-07
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8116bb571161ea0be2306485adc5a3545cd188dfa3fa396f3e63f449312d08df
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.cve.orghttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11003
- github.comhttps://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/0f80a348883f72279a859ee655f58da34babefb0
- www.qualys.comhttps://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt
- www.cve.orghttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/17
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00014.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- needrestart Fixed in 3.6-4+deb12u2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- needrestart Fixed in 3.7-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- needrestart Fixed in 3.7-3.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- needrestart Fixed in 3.5-5ubuntu2.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- needrestart Fixed in 3.6-7ubuntu4.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- needrestart Fixed in 2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- needrestart Fixed in 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- needrestart Fixed in 3.4-6ubuntu0.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.