RedHat: RHSA-2020-1521:01 Important: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.3 release
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
Tomcat Servlet container, JBoss HTTP Connector (mod_cluster), the
PicketLink Vault extension for Apache Tomcat, and the Tomcat Native
library.
This release of Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.3 serves as a replacement for
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.2, and includes bug fixes, enhancements, and
component
upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes, linked to in the
References.
Security Fix(es):
* tomcat: Apache Tomcat AJP File Read/Inclusion Vulnerability
(CVE-2020-1938)
* tomcat: local privilege escalation (CVE-2019-12418)
* tomcat: session fixation (CVE-2019-17563)
* tomcat: Regression in handling of Transfer-Encoding header allows for
HTTP request smuggling (CVE-2019-17569)
* tomcat: Mishandling of Transfer-Encoding header allows for HTTP request
smuggling (CVE-2020-1935)
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.
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-2019-12418 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17563 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17569 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1935 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1938 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Topic
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.3.0 zip release for RHEL 6, RHEL 7, RHEL 8 andMicrosoft Windows is available.Red Hat Product Security has rated this release as having a security impactofImportant. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVElink(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Bugs Fixed
1785699 - CVE-2019-12418 tomcat: local privilege escalation
1785711 - CVE-2019-17563 tomcat: session fixation when using FORM authentication
1806398 - CVE-2020-1938 tomcat: Apache Tomcat AJP File Read/Inclusion Vulnerability
1806835 - CVE-2020-1935 tomcat: Mishandling of Transfer-Encoding header allows for HTTP request smuggling
1806849 - CVE-2019-17569 tomcat: Regression in handling of Transfer-Encoding header allows for HTTP request smuggling
