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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892286
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2286-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tomcat8' package(s) announced via the DLA-2286-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tomcat8' package(s) announced via the DLA-2286-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine.

CVE-2020-13934

An h2c direct connection to Apache Tomcat did not release the HTTP/1.1 processor after the upgrade to HTTP/2. If a sufficient number of such requests were made, an OutOfMemoryException could occur leading to a denial of service.

CVE-2020-13935

The payload length in a WebSocket frame was not correctly validated in Apache Tomcat. Invalid payload lengths could trigger an infinite loop. Multiple requests with invalid payload lengths could lead to a denial of service.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 8.5.54-0+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 packages.

For the detailed security status of tomcat8 please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'tomcat8' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-13934
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0003/
Debian Security Information: DSA-4727 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4727
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r61f411cf82488d6ec213063fc15feeeb88e31b0ca9c29652ee4f962e%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00017.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra072b1f786e7d139e86f1d1145572e0ff71cef38a96d9c6f5362aac8@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1102 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00084.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1111 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00088.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4596-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-13935
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd48c72bd3255bda87564d4da3791517c074d94f8a701f93b85752651%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4e5d3c09f4dd2923191e972408b40fb8b42dbff0bc7904d44b651e50@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4448-1/
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