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CVE-2024-48992

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 6.61%

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CVE-2024-48992 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Ruby interpreter with an attacker-controlled RUBYLIB environment variable.. EPSS estimates a 6.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Ruby interpreter with an attacker-controlled RUBYLIB environment variable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
6.61%

93.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Needrestart ProjectNeedrestart< 3.8

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-48992?
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Ruby interpreter with an attacker-controlled RUBYLIB environment variable.
How severe is CVE-2024-48992?
CVE-2024-48992 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 6.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48992?
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Source: NVD / NIST