CVE-2018-0493
N/A
Published: April 3, 2018 at 07:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:30 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxRemctl
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
remctld in remctl before 3.14, when an attacker is authorized to execute a command that uses the sudo option, has a use-after-free that leads to a daemon crash, memory corruption, or arbitrary command execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4159x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/remctl/security/2018-04-01.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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