Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package

Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu's Needrestart Package


Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version 21.04) that could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges without requiring user interaction.
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), which identified and reported the flaws early last month, said they are trivial to exploit, necessitating that

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2024-11-20 09:16:00