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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202012-23 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: Apache Tomcat: Information disclosure |
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Date: December 24, 2020 |
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Bugs: #758338 |
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ID: 202012-23 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Tomcat that allows for |
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the disclosure of sensitive information. |
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Background |
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Apache Tomcat is a Servlet-3.0/JSP-2.2 Container. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-servers/tomcat < 8.5.60:8.5 >= 8.5.60:8.5 |
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< 9.0.40:9 >= 9.0.40:9 |
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Description |
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It was discovered that Apache Tomcat could re-use an HTTP request |
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header value from the previous stream received on an HTTP/2 connection |
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for the request associated with the subsequent stream. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker, by sending well-timed HTTP/2 requests, could |
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possibly obtain sensitive information. |
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Workaround |
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Disable HTTP/2 support. |
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Resolution |
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All Apache Tomcat 8.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-8.5.60:8.5" |
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All Apache Tomcat 9.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/tomcat-9.0.40:9" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-17527 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17527 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-23 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |