Moderate: tomcat security and bug fix update

2023-11-1400:00:00

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apache tomcat

java servlet

javaserver pages

security fix

apache commons fileupload

information disclosure

cve-2023-24998

secure attribute

cve-2023-28708

cve-2023-28709

cvss score

almalinux release notes

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.034 Low

EPSS

Percentile

91.4%

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Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.

Security Fix(es):

Apache Commons FileUpload: FileUpload DoS with excessive parts (CVE-2023-24998)
tomcat: not including the secure attribute causes information disclosure (CVE-2023-28708)
tomcat: Fix for CVE-2023-24998 was incomplete (CVE-2023-28709)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.