[USN-7117-3] needrestart regression
[USN-7117-3] needrestart regression
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7117-3
December 05, 2024
needrestart regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-7117-1 caused some regression in needrestart.
Software Description:
- needrestart: check which daemons need to be restarted after library
upgrades
Details:
USN-7117-1 fixed vulnerabilities in needrestart. The update introduced a
regression in needrestart. This update fixes the problem for LXC
containers.
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)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.10
needrestart 3.6-8ubuntu4.4
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
needrestart 3.6-7ubuntu4.5
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
needrestart 3.5-5ubuntu2.4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
needrestart 3.4-6ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
needrestart 3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
needrestart 2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7117-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7117-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7117-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2091096
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/needrestart/3.6-8ubuntu4.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/needrestart/3.6-7ubuntu4.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/needrestart/3.5-5ubuntu2.4
