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SUSE: 2020:1962-1 Important: Tomcat High CPU Usage Security Update

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Calendar Grey July 20, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Linux releases critical patch targeting elevated CPU consumption in Tomcat, resolves security flaw, essential update for system integrity.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues: Tomcat was updated to 9.0.36 See changelog at - CVE-2020-11996: Fixed an issue which by sending a specially crafted sequence of HTTP/2 requests could have triggered high CPU usage for several seconds making potentially the server unresponsive (bsc#1173389). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP1-2020-1962=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting 15-SP1 (noarch): tomcat-9.0.36-4.38.1 tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-4.38.1

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References

#1173389

Cross- CVE-2020-11996

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11996.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173389

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1962-1
Rating: important

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