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Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1: RHSA-2018:2701 Critical DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey September 12, 2018
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial notice regarding Red Hat JBoss Web Server version 3.1.0: a significant DoS vulnerability has been detected. Please implement the provided patch to maintain system integrity.
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, 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 5 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):
* tomcat: A bug in the UTF-8 decoder can lead to DoS (CVE-2018-1336)
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 update critical DoS security fix service pack Red Hat JBoss

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1336 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_jboss_web_server/3.1/html-single/red_hat_jboss_web_server_3.1_service_pack_5_release_notes/index

Package List

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 6:
Source: tomcat7-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.src.rpm tomcat8-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.src.rpm
noarch: tomcat7-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-admin-webapps-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-docs-webapp-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-el-2.2-api-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-javadoc-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-jsp-2.2-api-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-jsvc-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-lib-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-log4j-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-selinux-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-servlet-3.0-api-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat7-webapps-7.0.70-29.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-admin-webapps-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-docs-webapp-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-el-2.2-api-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-javadoc-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-jsp-2.3-api-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-jsvc-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-lib-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-log4j-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-selinux-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-servlet-3.1-api-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm tomcat8-webapps-8.0.36-33.ep7.el6.noarch.rpm
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 7:
Source:

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Severity
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2701-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2701
Issue date: 2018-09-12

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 release 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 update critical DoS security fix service pack Red Hat JBoss

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 6 - noarch

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 for RHEL 7 - noarch

Bugs Fixed

1607591 - CVE-2018-1336 tomcat: A bug in the UTF-8 decoder can lead to DoS

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