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Debian: Security Advisory for tomcat9 (DSA-4680-1)
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 'tomcat9' package(s) announced via the DSA-4680-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine, which could result in HTTP request smuggling, code execution in the AJP connector (disabled by default in Debian) or a man-in-the-middle attack against the JMX interface.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'tomcat9' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 9.0.31-1~deb10u1. The fix for CVE-2020-1938 may require configuration changes when Tomcat is used with the AJP connector, e.g. in combination with libapache-mod-jk. For instance the attribute secretRequired is set to true by default now. For affected setups it's recommended to review [link moved to references] before the deploying the update. We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat9 packages.