# CVE-2023-49582: Apache Portable Runtime (APR): Unexpected lax shared memory permissions

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-26 · Updated: 2025-03-13

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Portable Runtime (APR): from 0.9.0, through 1.7.4

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Portable Runtime (APR), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/sntjc04t1rvjhdzz2tzmtz2zdnmv7dc4

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