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Ubuntu 19.04 & 18.04 LTS: USN-4128-2 Moderate: Tomcat XSS And DoS

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Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat 9.
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=============Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4128-2
September 18, 2019

tomcat9 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat 9.

Software Description:
- tomcat9: Servlet and JSP engine

Details:

It was discovered that the Tomcat 9 SSI printenv command echoed user 
provided data without escaping it. An attacker could possibly use this 
issue to perform an XSS attack. (CVE-2019-0221)

It was discovered that Tomcat 9 did not address HTTP/2 connection window
exhaustion on write while addressing CVE-2019-0199. An attacker could 
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-10072)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libtomcat9-java                 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.19.04.1
  tomcat9                         9.0.16-3ubuntu0.19.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libtomcat9-java                 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.1
  tomcat9                         9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4128-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4128-1
  CVE-2019-0221, CVE-2019-10072

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat9/9.0.16-3ubuntu0.19.04.1

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat9/9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.1


Ubuntu 19.04 & 18.04 LTS: USN-4128-2 Moderate: Tomcat XSS And DoS

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Calendar Grey September 18, 2019
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Protection vulnerabilities fixed in Tomcat 9 for users on Ubuntu. Ensure you apply updates to safeguard against possible risks.
Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat 9.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04:   libtomcat9-java                 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.19.04.1   tomcat9                         9.0.16-3ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libtomcat9-java                 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.1   tomcat9                         9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4128-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4128-1

  CVE-2019-0221, CVE-2019-10072

=============Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4128-2

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat9/9.0.16-3ubuntu0.19.04.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat9/9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.1

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