CVE catalog
CVE-2018-0493
remctl: CVE-2018-0493
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.46% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | remctl | sid | 3.18-5 | fixed |
| Debian | remctl | forky | 3.18-5 | fixed |
| Debian | remctl | trixie | 3.18-3 | fixed |
| Debian | remctl | bookworm | 3.18-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 16.04 | 3.9-2build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 16.04 | 3.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 16.04 | 3.10-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 16.04 | 3.10-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 18.04 | 3.13-1build3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 18.04 | 3.13-1build4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 18.04 | 3.13-1build5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | remctl | 18.04 | 3.13-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | remctl | source | sid | 3.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | remctl | source | forky | 3.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | remctl | source | trixie | 3.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | remctl | source | bookworm | 3.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | remctl | deb | 18.04 | 3.13-1+deb9u1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0493 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libnet-remctl-perl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
- [libremctl1]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
- [libremctl-dev]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
- [php-remctl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
- [python3-pyremctl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
- [remctl-client]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
- [remctl-server]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
- [ruby-remctl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-1+b7· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
3.18-1+b7· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · bookworm; dsa · remctl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libnet-remctl-perl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
- [libremctl1t64]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
- [libremctl-dev]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
- [php-remctl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
- [python3-pyremctl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
- [remctl-client]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
- [remctl-server]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
- [ruby-remctl]Fixed
Source package: [remctl]
Details (2)
3.18-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
3.18-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.14-1dsa · remctl · debian · 13
Observed: