UnratedRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux

Apache Tomcat Connectors vulnerability

USN-8369-1 Published Jun 2, 2026

CVE-2024-46544

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified

Summary

It was discovered that Apache Tomcat Connectors used incorrect default permissions for shared memory on Unix-like systems. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to view or modify mod_jk configuration data in shared memory, resulting in sensitive information exposure or a denial of service. Affected Ubuntu releases: 24.04, 22.04, 20.04, 18.04, 16.04. CVEs: CVE-2024-46544.

Affected versions

Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Apply available updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade` (a standard system update installs the fix).

Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source

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