CVE-2022-30688
Publication date 17 May 2022
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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needrestart | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 3.5-5ubuntu2.1
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 3.4-6ubuntu0.1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 3.1-1ubuntu0.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5426-1
- needrestart vulnerability
- 17 May 2022