Gentoo: GLSA-202003-43: Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Tomcat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Apache Tomcat 7.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-7.0.100:7"
All Apache Tomcat 8.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-8.5.51:8.5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-0221 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0221 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-12418 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12418 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-17563 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17563 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-1938 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1938
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-43
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
Apache Tomcat is a Servlet-3.0/JSP-2.2 Container.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-servers/tomcat < 8.5.51 >= 7.0.100 >= 8.5.51
Impact
===== An attacker could possibly smuggle HTTP requests or execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.