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CVE-2024-50306

Apache Traffic Server: Server process can fail to drop privilege

Published: Nov 14, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-252
NVD MITRE
9.1CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Unchecked return value can allow Apache Traffic Server to retain privileges on startup. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 9.2.0 through 9.2.5, from 10.0.0 through 10.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.6 or 10.0.2, which fixes the issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-252

Affected Products

Apache Traffic ServerApache Software Foundation
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
traffic serverapache
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
Traffic ServerApache Software Foundation
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y
lists.apache.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00018.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Nov 14, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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