SB2018040620 - Fedora 27 update for remctl
Published: April 6, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018040620
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use after free (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0493)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists in the remctld due to use after free when handling commands with the sudo configuration option. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.