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RHEL 7 & 8: RHSA-2022-1519-01 Critical: JBoss Web Server Infinite Loop

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Calendar Grey May 2, 2022
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The latest patch for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6.2 addresses significant challenges experienced by users on RHEL 7 and 8. Explore the enhancements and their implications.
Updated Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6.2 packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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

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 5.6.2 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6.1. This release includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes, linked to in the References.
Security Fix(es):
* openssl: Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates (CVE-2022-0778)
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat important openssl infinite loop JBoss Web Server

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0778 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6 for RHEL 7 Server:
Source: jws5-tomcat-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.src.rpm jws5-tomcat-native-1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el7jws.src.rpm
noarch: jws5-tomcat-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-java-jdk11-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-java-jdk8-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-javadoc-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-lib-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-selinux-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm jws5-tomcat-webapps-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
x86_64: jws5-tomcat-native-1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el7jws.x86_64.rpm jws5-tomcat-native-debuginfo-1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el7jws.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6 for RHEL 8:
Source: jws5-tomcat-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el8jws.src.rpm jws5-tomcat-native-1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el8jws.src.rpm
noarch: jws5-tomcat-9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:1519-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Server
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1519
Issue date: 2022-05-02

Topic

Updated Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6.2 packages are now available for RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat important openssl infinite loop JBoss Web Server

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6 for RHEL 7 Server - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.6 for RHEL 8 - noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2062202 - CVE-2022-0778 openssl: Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates

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