Debian: DSA-3428-1: tomcat8 security update

Date 18 Dec 2015

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that malicious web applications could use the Expression Language to bypass protections of a Security Manager as expressions were evaluated within a privileged code section.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3428-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 18, 2015                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : tomcat8
CVE ID         : CVE-2014-7810

It was discovered that malicious web applications could use the
Expression Language to bypass protections of a Security Manager as
expressions were evaluated within a privileged code section.
          
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.0.14-1+deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 8.0.21-2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.0.21-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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