CVE-2023-49582
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.02%Apache Portable Runtime (APR): Unexpected lax shared memory permissions
Published: 8/26/2024Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Lax permissions set by the Apache Portable Runtime library on Unix platforms would allow local users read access to named shared memory segments, potentially revealing sensitive application data. This issue does not affect non-Unix platforms, or builds with APR_USE_SHMEM_SHMGET=1 (apr.h) Users are recommended to upgrade to APR version 1.7.5, which fixes this issue.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/aprfrom 0, < 1.7.5-r0
- Bitnami/apr>= 0.9.0, < 1.7.5
- Debian/aprfrom 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (6)
- ADVISORYhttps://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-49582
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-49582
- WEBhttps://lists.apache.org/thread/sntjc04t1rvjhdzz2tzmtz2zdnmv7dc4
- WEBhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49582
- WEBhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0004/
- WEBhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/26/1