1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6943-1

USN-6943-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 August 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat.

Releases

Packages

Details

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. This issue only affected
tomcat8 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (CVE-2020-9484)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 connection
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to obtain wrong responses
possibly containing sensitive information. This issue only affected tomcat8
for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (CVE-2021-25122)

Thomas Wozenilek discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain TLS
packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected tomcat8 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
(CVE-2021-41079)

Trung Pham discovered that a race condition existed in Tomcat...

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. This issue only affected
tomcat8 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (CVE-2020-9484)

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 connection
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to obtain wrong responses
possibly containing sensitive information. This issue only affected tomcat8
for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (CVE-2021-25122)

Thomas Wozenilek discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled certain TLS
packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected tomcat8 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
(CVE-2021-41079)

Trung Pham discovered that a race condition existed in Tomcat when handling
session files with FileStore. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue affected tomcat8 for Ubuntu
16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and tomcat9 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu
20.04 LTS (CVE-2022-23181)

It was discovered that Tomcat’s documentation incorrectly stated that
EncryptInterceptor provided availability protection when running over an
untrusted network. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service even if EncryptInterceptor was being used. This issue
affected tomcat8 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and tomcat9 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (CVE-2022-29885)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy tomcat9-docs –  9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm2  
20.04 focal libtomcat9-java –  9.0.31-1ubuntu0.6
tomcat9 –  9.0.31-1ubuntu0.6
tomcat9-docs –  9.0.31-1ubuntu0.6
18.04 bionic libtomcat8-java –  8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2  
libtomcat9-java –  9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2  
tomcat8 –  8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2  
tomcat8-docs –  8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2  
tomcat9 –  9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2  
tomcat9-docs –  9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2  
16.04 xenial libtomcat8-java –  8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm1  
tomcat8 –  8.0.32-1ubuntu1.13+esm1  

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Get Ubuntu Pro

References

Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›