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Ubuntu 7117-1 critical: needrestart & libmodule-scandeps code risks

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Calendar Grey November 19, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities have been addressed in needrestart and libmodule-scandeps on Ubuntu. This update enhances defenses against potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in libmodule-scandeps-perl, needrestart.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libmodule-scandeps-perl, needrestart.

Software Description:

- libmodule-scandeps-perl: module to recursively scan Perl code for

dependencies

- needrestart: check which daemons need to be restarted after library

upgrades

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

Py...

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution Ubuntu local attack needrestart libmodule-scandeps-perl advisory fix

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
   libmodule-scandeps-perl         1.35-1ubuntu0.24.10.1
   needrestart                     3.6-8ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libmodule-scandeps-perl         1.35-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
   needrestart                     3.6-7ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libmodule-scandeps-perl         1.31-1ubuntu0.1
   needrestart                     3.5-5ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libmodule-scandeps-perl         1.27-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   needrestart                     3.4-6ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   libmodule-scandeps-perl         1.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   needrestart                     3.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libmodule-scandeps-perl         1.20-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   needrestart                     2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7117-1

CVE-2024-10224, CVE-2024-11003, CVE-2024-48990, CVE-2024-48991,

CVE-2024-48992

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution Ubuntu local attack needrestart libmodule-scandeps-perl advisory fix

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/needrestart/3.6-8ubuntu4.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmodule-scandeps-perl/1.31-1ubuntu0.1

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