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Debian: DSA-4159-1 Critical: Remctl Arbitrary Code Execution

Santosh Ananthakrishnan discovered a use-after-free in remctl, a server for Kerberos-authenticated command execution. If the command is configured with the sudo option, this could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4159-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 01, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : remctl CVE ID : CVE-2018-0493 Santosh Ananthakrishnan discovered a use-after-free in remctl, a server for Kerberos-authenticated command execution. If the command is configured with the sudo option, this could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code. The oldstable distribution (jessie) is not affected. For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.13-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your remctl packages. For the detailed security status of remctl please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/remctl Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Enhance your remctl installations to mitigate a serious use-after-free flaw as detailed in Debian's latest security notice.. remctl Update, Debian Security, Use-After-Free Risk. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 01, 2018 •Critical Debian