Heap-based buffer overflow in Apache APR-util - CVE-2026-34501

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apache APR-util - CVE-2026-34501

Published: August 24, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU144929
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34501
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in the APR redis client when parsing redis server responses. A remote attacker can send specially crafted response data to execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

Apache APR-util
Debian Linux
openEuler
apr-util-pgsql
apr-util-odbc
apr-util-devel
apr-util-debugsource
apr-util-debuginfo
apr-util
apr-util (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-34501

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache APR-util - update to 1.6.4
apr-util-pgsql - addressed in versions 1.6.1-16, 1.6.4-1, 1.6.5-1
apr-util-odbc - addressed in versions 1.6.1-16, 1.6.4-1, 1.6.5-1
apr-util-devel - addressed in versions 1.6.1-16, 1.6.4-1, 1.6.5-1
apr-util-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.6.1-16, 1.6.4-1, 1.6.5-1
apr-util-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.6.1-16, 1.6.4-1, 1.6.5-1
apr-util - addressed in versions 1.6.1-16, 1.6.4-1, 1.6.5-1
apr-util (Debian package) - update to 1.6.3-3+deb13u1

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