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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2286-1 tomcat8 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

22 Jul 2020

Affected Packages:

tomcat8

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-13934, CVE-2020-13935.

More information:

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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tomcat8

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS