1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6908-1

USN-6908-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities

Publication date

23 July 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Tomcat.

Releases

Packages

  • tomcat7 - Servlet 3.0 and JSP 2.2 Java API classes

Details

It was discovered that the Tomcat SSI printenv command echoed user
provided data without escaping it. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform an XSS attack. (CVE-2019-0221)

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.
(CVE-2020-9484, CVE-2021-25329)

It was discovered that the Tomcat SSI printenv command echoed user
provided data without escaping it. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform an XSS attack. (CVE-2019-0221)

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.
(CVE-2020-9484, CVE-2021-25329)

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
18.04 bionic libservlet3.0-java –  7.0.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libservlet3.0-java –  7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2  
libtomcat7-java –  7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2  
tomcat7 –  7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm2  
14.04 trusty libservlet3.0-java –  7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm1  
libtomcat7-java –  7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm1  
tomcat7 –  7.0.52-1ubuntu0.16+esm1  

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