module
Ubuntu needrestart Privilege Escalation
| Disclosed | Created |
|---|---|
| 11/19/2024 | 01/10/2025 |
Disclosed
11/19/2024
Created
01/10/2025
Description
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code as root by
tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an
attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.
Verified against Ubuntu 22.04 with needrestart 3.5-5ubuntu2.1
Attempted exploitation against Debian 12, expliotation failed
tricking needrestart into running the Python interpreter with an
attacker-controlled PYTHONPATH environment variable.
Verified against Ubuntu 22.04 with needrestart 3.5-5ubuntu2.1
Attempted exploitation against Debian 12, expliotation failed
Authors
h00diemakuga01qualys
Platform
Linux
Architectures
x86, x64
References
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands ‘show options’ or ‘show advanced’:
msf > use exploit/linux/local/ubuntu_needrestart_lpe
msf /(e) > show actions
...actions...
msf /(e) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf /(e) > show options
...show and set options...
msf /(e) > run
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