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SUSE: 2022:4009-1 Moderate: Tomcat Processor Object Security Fix

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Calendar Grey November 16, 2022
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The latest patch addresses a significant vulnerability in Tomcat on SUSE Linux Enterprise 12-SP5. Ensure you apply the update immediately.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-43980: Improve the recycling of Processor objects to make it more robust. (bsc#1203868) 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 Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-4009=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (noarch): tomcat-9.0.36-3.90.1 tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-3.90.1 tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.36-3.90.1 tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-3.90.1 tomcat-javadoc-9.0.36-3.90.1 tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-3.90.1 tomcat-lib-9.0.36-3.90.1 tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-3.90.1

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References

#1203868

Cross- CVE-2021-43980

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-43980 (NVD) : 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVE-2021-43980 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-43980.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1203868

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:4009-1
Rating: moderate

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