Apache Traffic Server: Server process can fail to drop privilege
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Traffic Server | 9.2.0 – 9.2.5; 10.0.0 – 10.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apache Traffic Server VendorApache Affected 9.2.0 – 9.2.5; 10.0.0 – 10.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apache Traffic Server — lists.apache.org/thread/y15fh6c7kyqvzm0f9odw7c5jh4r4np0y
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-33746 Apache Traffic Server: Valid Host field value can cause crashesPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2024-25719 Apache Traffic Server: Cache key plugin is vulnerable to cache poisoning attackPriority MEDIUM 40
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50306
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j2p-q7p9-hmxw
References
More Apache Traffic Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-20685 Apache Traffic Server: HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames can be utilized for DoS attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06950 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06949 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06947 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to ping floods, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-20588 Apache Traffic Server: Malformed http/2 frames can cause an abort CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-50306 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50306 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j2p-q7p9-hmxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50306 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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