EUVD-2012-5542

Malware in sbrugna...

The vulnerability of the needrestart utility, related to the uncontrolled element in the search process, allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the root user.

The vulnerability of the needrestart utility is related to an uncontrolled element in the search process. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code in the context of the root user by manipulating the PYTHONPATH variable during Python initialization...