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Critical Update RHSA-2018:0466-01 for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1

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Calendar Grey March 7, 2018
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Apache Tomcat Server 10.0.0 Update 5 introduces significant security enhancements and bug fixes.
An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 6 and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 7

Solution

Before applying the update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Web Server installation (including all applications and configuration files).

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Red Hat JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. It is comprised of the Apache HTTP Server, the Apache Tomcat Servlet container, Apache Tomcat Connector (mod_jk), JBoss HTTP Connector (mod_cluster), Hibernate, and the Tomcat Native library.
This release of Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 Service Pack 2 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1, and includes bug fixes, which are documented in the Release Notes document linked to in the References.
Security Fix(es):
* apr: Out-of-bounds array deref in apr_time_exp*() functions (CVE-2017-12613)
* tomcat: Remote Code Execution via JSP Upload (CVE-2017-12615)
* tomcat: Information Disclosure when using VirtualDirContext (CVE-2017-12616)
* tomcat: Remote Code Execution bypass for CVE-2017-12615 (CVE-2017-12617)
* tomcat-native: Mishandling of client certificates can allow for OCSP check bypass (CVE-2017-15698)
* tomcat: Incorrect handling of empty string URL in security constraints can lead to unintended exposure of resources (CVE-2018-1304)
* tomcat: Late application of security constraints can lead to resource exposure for unauthorised users (CVE-2018-1305)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat remote code execution security impact information disclosure JBoss

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12613 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12615 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12616 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12617 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15698 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1304 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1305 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_jboss_web_server/6.2

Package List

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 6:
Source: mod_cluster-1.3.8-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6.src.rpm tomcat-native-1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el6.src.rpm tomcat-vault-1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6.src.rpm tomcat7-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.src.rpm tomcat8-8.0.36-29.ep7.el6.src.rpm
i386: tomcat-native-1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el6.i686.rpm tomcat-native-debuginfo-1.2.8-11.redhat_11.ep7.el6.i686.rpm
noarch: mod_cluster-1.3.8-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm mod_cluster-tomcat7-1.3.8-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm mod_cluster-tomcat8-1.3.8-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat-vault-1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat-vault-tomcat7-1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat-vault-tomcat8-1.1.6-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-admin-webapps-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-docs-webapp-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-el-2.2-api-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-javadoc-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-jsp-2.2-api-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-jsvc-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-lib-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-log4j-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-selinux-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-servlet-3.0-api-7.0.70-25.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:0466-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
Issue date: 2018-03-07

Topic

An update is now available for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 6 andRed Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat remote code execution security impact information disclosure JBoss

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 6 - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 7 - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1493220 - CVE-2017-12615 tomcat: Remote Code Execution via JSP Upload

1493222 - CVE-2017-12616 tomcat: Information Disclosure when using VirtualDirContext

1494283 - CVE-2017-12617 tomcat: Remote Code Execution bypass for CVE-2017-12615

1506523 - CVE-2017-12613 apr: Out-of-bounds array deref in apr_time_exp*() functions

1540824 - CVE-2017-15698 tomcat-native: Mishandling of client certificates can allow for OCSP check bypass

1548282 - CVE-2018-1305 tomcat: Late application of security constraints can lead to resource exposure for unauthorised users1548289 - CVE-2018-1304 tomcat: Incorrect handling of empty string URL in security constraints can lead to unintended exposure of resources

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