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Gentoo: GLSA-202003-43 Normal: Apache Tomcat Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey March 19, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws in Apache Tomcat may result in unauthorized code execution. Critical patches have been issued.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache Tomcat, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Tomcat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution arbitrary code normal severity apache tomcat

Resolution

All Apache Tomcat 7.x users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-7.0.100:7"
All Apache Tomcat 8.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-8.5.51:8.5"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-0221 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0221 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-12418 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12418 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-17563 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17563 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-1938 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1938

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-43
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 19, 2020
Bugs: #692402, #706208, #710656
ID: 202003-43

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution arbitrary code normal severity apache tomcat

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache Tomcat, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

Apache Tomcat is a Servlet-3.0/JSP-2.2 Container.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-servers/tomcat < 8.5.51 >= 7.0.100 >= 8.5.51

Impact

===== An attacker could possibly smuggle HTTP requests or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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