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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-6908-1 Moderate: Tomcat Security Issues

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Calendar Grey July 23, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Tackling Tomcat security flaws in Ubuntu editions through crucial patches and updates for July 2024.
Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat. Software Description: - tomcat7: Servlet 3.0 and JSP 2.2 Java API classes Details: It was discovered that the Tomcat 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 incorrectly handled certain uncommon PersistenceManager with FileStore configurations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-9484, CVE-2021-25329)

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security advisory security fix Ubuntu system update software issue Tomcat XSS attack

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libservlet3.0-java 7.0.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libservlet3.0-java 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtomcat7-java 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro tomcat7 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libservlet3.0-java 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtomcat7-java 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro tomcat7 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6908-1

CVE-2019-0221, CVE-2020-9484, CVE-2021-25329

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6908-1

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security advisory security fix Ubuntu system update software issue Tomcat XSS attack

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