RedHat: RHSA-2016-0492:01 Moderate: tomcat6 security and bug fix update
Summary
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer
Pages (JSP) technologies.
It was found that the expression language resolver evaluated expressions
within a privileged code section. A malicious web application could use
this flaw to bypass security manager protections. (CVE-2014-7810)
This update also fixes the following bug:
* Previously, using a New I/O (NIO) connector in the Apache Tomcat 6
servlet resulted in a large memory leak. An upstream patch has been applied
to fix this bug, and the memory leak no longer occurs. (BZ#1301646)
All Tomcat 6 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues. Tomcat must be
restarted for this update to take effect.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7810 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_6.0.44
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.src.rpm
i386:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.src.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.src.rpm
i386:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
ppc64:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
i386:
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
ppc64:
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.src.rpm
i386:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat6-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-el-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-lib-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
i386:
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.i686.rpm
x86_64:
tomcat6-admin-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-debuginfo-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-docs-webapp-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-javadoc-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
tomcat6-webapps-6.0.24-94.el6_7.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated tomcat6 packages that fix one security issue and one bug are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1222573 - CVE-2014-7810 Tomcat/JbossWeb: security manager bypass via EL expressions
1301646 - Tomcat 6 NIO connector memory leak [rhel-6.7.z]