RHSA-2026:58474
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-08-22 00:58 - Updated: 2026-08-24 14:49A flaw was found in Apache Portable Runtime Utility (apr-util). The `apr_password_validate()` function does not perform constant-time comparisons for hashes or passwords. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct a timing attack, particularly on platforms without `crypt()` such as Windows, BeOS, NetWare, or Android. By observing the time differences in comparisons, an attacker could potentially deduce the content of sensitive information like password hashes.
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A flaw was found in Apache Portable Runtime Utility (apr-util). A remote attacker could exploit a stack recursion vulnerability by providing specially crafted XML input to a library consumer that uses the `apr_xml_quote_elem()` function. This could lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to an application crash.
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A flaw was found in the Redis client in the Apache Portable Runtime Utility (apr-util). A heap buffer overflow can be triggered when the application processes a specially crafted response from a Redis server, resulting in a crash and denial of service.
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A flaw was found in the memcached client in the Apache Portable Runtime Utility (apr-util). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can cause the application to crash or become unresponsive by sending a specially crafted response from a malicious or compromised memcached server, resulting in a denial of service.
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{
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"name": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (\u0027Classic Buffer Overflow\u0027)"
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"title": "Vulnerability description"
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"category": "summary",
"text": "apr-util: Apache Portable Runtime Utility: Heap buffer overflow in APR memcached client",
"title": "Vulnerability summary"
},
{
"category": "other",
"text": "The impact of this vulnerability is rated as Moderate. While the flaw is network-reachable and requires no authentication against the application itself, exploitation depends on the attacker controlling or compromising the memcached server that the application queries. An attacker cannot trigger the denial of service by sending data directly to the affected application \u2014 they must first be in a position to influence memcached responses, either by compromising the memcached backend or performing a man-in-the-middle attack on the connection between the application and memcached. This prerequisite significantly limits the real-world exploitability compared to a direct network denial-of-service attack.",
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"category": "general",
"text": "The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product\u0027s status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.",
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"category": "external",
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"date": "2026-08-22T00:58:40+00:00",
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.