Description
Qualys discovered that if unsanitized input was used with the library Modules::ScanDeps, before version 1.36 a local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands by open()ing a "pesky pipe" (such as passing "commands|" as a filename) or by passing arbitrary strings to eval().
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Module::ScanDeps | Module::ScanDeps | < 1.38 |
| module_scandeps | needrestart | < 1.38 |
References
- https://github.com/rschupp/Module-ScanDeps/security/advisories/GHSA-g597-359q-v529Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10224Third Party Advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/2024/11/19/needrestart/needrestart.txtExploit, Mitigation
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/15
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/17
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00015.htmlMailing List
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/19/1Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 19, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified