🛡️ CVE-2024-46544 — debian-linux

🟡 CVSS 5.9 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-276 NVD

5.9

CVSS Score

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Description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Connectors allows local users to view and modify shared memory containing mod_jk configuration which may lead to information disclosure and/or denial of service.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat Connectors: from 1.2.9-beta through 1.2.49. Only mod_jk on Unix like systems is affected. Neither the ISAPI redirector nor mod_jk on Windows is affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.2.50, which fixes the issue.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability low.

Weakness class

CVE-2024-46544 is classified as CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions. Files or resources are created with permissions that are broader than they need to be.

Affected software

CVE-2024-46544 is recorded against 2 packages.

debian-linux
tomcat-connectors (from 1.2.9 up to 1.2.50)

Timeline and source

Published on 23 September 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

lists.apache.org
www.openwall.com
lists.debian.org

CVE-2024-46544 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Debian Ubuntu

Details

Severity MEDIUM

CVSS Score 5.9

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE CWE-276

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source NVD

Published 2024-09-23

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-06-17

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
debian-linux	—	—
tomcat-connectors	1.2.9	1.2.50

References

Mailing List, Vendor Advisory https://lists.apache.org/thread/q1gp7cc38hs1r8gj8gfnopwznd5fpr4d

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/23/1

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00010.html

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