Severity: low 

Affected versions:

- Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APR-util) 1.2.0 through 1.6.3

Description:

APR-util versions 1.6.3 (and earlier) function apr_password_validate() was not 
constant-time with regards to hashes or passwords comparisons, potentially 
leaking their content via a side channel timing attack particularly on 
platforms without crypt() such as  Windows, BeOS, NetWare, or Android.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.4, which fixes this issue.

Credit:

Michael Rowley <michael csirt.global> (finder)

References:

https://apr.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49506

Timeline:

2024-06-03: Reported to security team
2026-08-06: fixed in 1.6.x by r1936805

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