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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for tomcat8 (DLA-2286-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tomcat8' package(s) announced via the DLA-2286-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine. CVE-2020-13934 An h2c direct connection to Apache Tomcat did not release the HTTP/1.1 processor after the upgrade to HTTP/2. If a sufficient number of such requests were made, an OutOfMemoryException could occur leading to a denial of service. CVE-2020-13935 The payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated in Apache Tomcat. Invalid payload lengths could trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'tomcat8' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 8.5.54-0+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 packages.