==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7117-2
November 26, 2024<\/p>\n
needrestart regression
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 24.10
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
USN-7117-1 caused some regression in needrestart.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– needrestart: check which daemons need to be restarted after library
upgrades<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
USN-7117-1 fixed vulnerabilities in needrestart. The update introduced a
regression in needrestart. This update fixes the problem.<\/p>\n
We apologize for the inconvenience.<\/p>\n
Original advisory details:<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.10
needrestart 3.6-8ubuntu4.3<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
needrestart 3.6-7ubuntu4.4<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
needrestart 3.5-5ubuntu2.3<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
needrestart 3.4-6ubuntu0.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
needrestart 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
needrestart 2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-7117-2
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-7117-1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/bugs\/2089193<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/needrestart\/3.6-8ubuntu4.3
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/needrestart\/3.6-7ubuntu4.4
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/needrestart\/3.5-5ubuntu2.3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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