CVE-2024-50306 (GCVE-0-2024-50306)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-11-14 09:55
Modified
2025-11-03 20:45
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
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.
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Server Version: 9.2.0   ≤ 9.2.5
Version: 10.0.0   ≤ 10.0.1
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