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Debian 8 DSA-3788-2 Critical Fix: Tomcat8 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 22, 2017
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Ubuntu DSA-1234-5 addresses Nginx vulnerabilities related to unauthorized access and significant disruption following earlier concerns.
The update for tomcat8 issued as DSA-3788-1 caused that the server could return HTTP 400 errors under certain circumstances
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Summary

It was discovered that a programming error in the processing of HTTPS
requests in the Apache Tomcat servlet and JSP engine may result in
denial of service via an infinite loop.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 8.0.14-1+deb8u8.

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
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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