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Debian: CVE-2018-0493: remctl -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-0493: remctl -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/01/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/02/2018
Modified
02/18/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-remctl

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