CVE-2023-49582

Summary

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Apache Software FoundationApache Portable Runtime (APR)0.9.0 <= 1.7.4affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-732: CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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