CVE-2018-0493: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
  • Eyrie Remctl: before 3.14 (fixed in 3.14)

Published 2018-04-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.