# Security update for tomcat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4423-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1214666
  * bsc#1216118
  * bsc#1216119

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-41080
  * CVE-2023-42795
  * CVE-2023-45648

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-41080 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-41080 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2023-42795 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-42795 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2023-45648 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2023-45648 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-42795: Fixed a potential information leak due to insufficient
    cleanup (bsc#1216119).
  * CVE-2023-45648: Fixed a request smuggling issue due to an incorrect parsing
    of HTTP trailer headers (bsc#1216118).
  * CVE-2023-41080: Fixed URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
    vulnerability in FORM authentication feature (bsc#1214666).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4423=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-4423=1

  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0  
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform
you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete
cluster in a controlled way.

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4423=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
    * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (noarch)
    * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
  * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (noarch)
    * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
    * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1
    * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41080.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42795.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45648.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214666
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216118
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216119

SUSE: 2023:4423-1 important: tomcat

November 13, 2023
* bsc#1214666 * bsc#1216118 * bsc#1216119 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for tomcat fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-42795: Fixed a potential information leak due to insufficient cleanup (bsc#1216119). * CVE-2023-45648: Fixed a request smuggling issue due to an incorrect parsing of HTTP trailer headers (bsc#1216118). * CVE-2023-41080: Fixed URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in FORM authentication feature (bsc#1214666). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4423=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-4423=1 * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way. * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4423=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch) * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (noarch) * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (noarch) * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch) * tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1 * tomcat-lib-9.0.36-150100.4.98.1

References

* bsc#1214666

* bsc#1216118

* bsc#1216119

Cross-

* CVE-2023-41080

* CVE-2023-42795

* CVE-2023-45648

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-41080 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2023-41080 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

* CVE-2023-42795 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2023-42795 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2023-45648 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2023-45648 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41080.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42795.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45648.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214666

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216118

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216119

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4423-1
Rating: important

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