exploit/linux/local/ubuntu_needrestart_lpe

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Ubuntu needrestart Privilege Escalation

view exploit source metasploittype exploitpublished 2024-11-19catalog metasploit

exploited CVEs (1)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2024-48990US	—	21.3% (98th)	Exploit	2024-11-19
Qualys discovered that needrestart, before version 3.8, allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an…

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