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Debian 9 Stretch DLA-3013-1 Critical: Needrestart Local Escalation

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 18, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
A vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation in needrestart was addressed in the recent Debian LTS security update DLA-3013-1.
Jakub Wilk discovered a local privilege escalation in needrestart, a utility to check which daemons need to be restarted after library upgrades
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2.11-3+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your needrestart packages.

For the detailed security status of needrestart please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/needrestart

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: needrestart
Version: 2.11-3+deb9u2
CVE ID: CVE-2022-30688
Debian Bug: 1011154

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