Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-49582: 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.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | apr | 0:1.7.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | apr-debuginfo | 0:1.7.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | apr-debugsource | 0:1.7.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | apr-devel | 0:1.7.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.5
Apache Portable Runtime (APR): Unexpected lax shared memory permissions
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 A…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-49582.html