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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.9.2024.9840491988498
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora: Security Advisory (FEDORA-2024-b40491b84b)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'apr' package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2024-b40491b84b advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'apr' package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2024-b40491b84b advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update to the `apr` package fixes a security issue in the handling of shared memory permissions.

SECURITY: CVE-2023-49582: Apache Portable Runtime (APR):
Unexpected lax shared memory permissions (cve.mitre.org)
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.

Affected Software/OS:
'apr' package(s) on Fedora 40.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-49582
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