vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-0493): remctl vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 3, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | May 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 3, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
May 25, 2026
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
ubuntu-upgrade-remctl
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