needrestart: CVSS (Max): None

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2022.2433
                   USN-5426-1: needrestart vulnerability
                                18 May 2022

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           needrestart
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2022-30688  

Original Bulletin: 
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5426-1

Comment: CVSS (Max):  None available when published

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USN-5426-1: needrestart vulnerability
17 May 2022

needrestart could be made to run programs.
Releases

  o Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 21.10
  o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Packages

  o needrestart - check which daemons need to be restarted after library
    upgrades

Details

Jakub Wilk discovered that needrestart incorrectly used some regular
expressions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:

Ubuntu 22.04

  o needrestart - 3.5-5ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 21.10

  o needrestart - 3.5-4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 20.04

  o needrestart - 3.4-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04

  o needrestart - 3.1-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  o CVE-2022-30688

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