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Apache httpd allows remote attackers to read secret data from process memory if the Limit directive can be set in a user's

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Security vulnerability affects the apache2 package. Apache httpd allows remote attackers to read secret data from process memory if the Limit directive can be set in a user's.

Products
apache2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.4.27-r1
CVEs
CVE-2017-9798
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 10:35 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Apache httpd allows remote attackers to read secret data from process memory if the Limit directive can be set in a user's

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Oct 2026, 00:49 UTC

Security vulnerability affects the apache2 package. Apache httpd allows remote attackers to read secret data from process memory if the Limit directive can be set in a user's.

osv:CLEANSTART-2026-BD59133

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.4.27-r1

Complete source record
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