How to use the command needrestart (with examples) The needrestart command is a useful utility in Linux systems for identifying and managing processes that are running outdated versions of libraries or have been impacted by system updates
Needrestart local privilege escalation vulnerability fixes available Canonical’s security team has released updates for the needrestart and libmodule-scandeps-perl packages for all Ubuntu releases These packages are installed by default in all Ubuntu Server images since 21 04, but can be manually installed on any Ubuntu release (including Desktop installations)
`needrestart` changes in Ubuntu 24. 04: service restarts We have made significant changes to the default behavior of needrestart in Ubuntu during the Noble Numbat cycle This post describes those changes, the rationale behind them, and how to adjust your systems to deal with them What is needrestart, exactly?
needrestart man - Linux Command Library needrestart aims to improve system stability and security by ensuring that all processes are running with the latest versions of libraries, thus mitigating potential vulnerabilities associated with outdated code
Ubuntu Manpage: needrestart - needrestart ATTENTION: If needrestart is configured to run in interactive mode but is run non-interactive (i e unattended-upgrades) it will fallback to list only mode