CVE-2024-10224
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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().
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.61% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- rschupp/modules\ · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.