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.
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{ "ubuntu_priority": "high", "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation" }
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{ "availability": "No subscription required", "ubuntu_priority": "high", "binaries": [ { "binary_version": "3.5-5ubuntu2.2", "binary_name": "needrestart" } ], "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation" }
{ "availability": "No subscription required", "ubuntu_priority": "high", "binaries": [ { "binary_version": "3.6-8ubuntu4.2", "binary_name": "needrestart" } ], "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation" }
{ "availability": "No subscription required", "ubuntu_priority": "high", "binaries": [ { "binary_version": "3.6-7ubuntu4.3", "binary_name": "needrestart" } ], "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation" }