CVE-2022-30688
High
Description
needrestart 0.8 through 3.5 before 3.6 is prone to local privilege escalation. Regexes to detect the Perl, Python, and Ruby interpreters are not anchored, allowing a local user to escalate privileges when needrestart tries to detect if interpreters are using old source files.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Needrestart
PublishedMay 17, 2022
First seenMay 17, 2022
How to fix
Update
- needrestart_project needrestart3.6 or later
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| needrestart_project needrestart | 0.8 ≤ v < 3.6 | 3.6 |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 | — |
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