CVE-2024-48992

Summary

CVE-2024-48992 is a vulnerability affecting Qualys' needrestart software before version 3.8. This issue permits local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by manipulating the RUBYLIB environment variable, tricking needrestart into launching the Ruby interpreter with the attacker's malicious code. This flaw poses a significant risk to systems running the vulnerable version of needrestart, necessitating immediate patching to mitigate the threat.

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