{
  "id": "CVE-2024-48990",
  "sourceIdentifier": "security@ubuntu.com",
  "published": "2024-11-19T18:15:21.530",
  "lastModified": "2024-12-03T14:15:20.627",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Qualys descubri\u00f3 que needrestart, antes de la versi\u00f3n 3.8, permite a los atacantes locales ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario como superusuario enga\u00f1ando a needrestart para que ejecute el int\u00e9rprete de Python con una variable de entorno PYTHONPATH controlada por el atacante."
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-427"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/liske/needrestart/commit/fcc9a4401392231bef4ef5ed026a0d7a275149ab",
      "source": "security@ubuntu.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48990",
      "source": "security@ubuntu.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txt",
      "source": "security@ubuntu.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ]
}