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AlmaLinux 8 : tomcat (ALSA-2024:3666)
high Nessus Plugin ID 200163
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:3666 advisory.* Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 header handling DoS (CVE-2024-24549)
* Apache Tomcat: WebSocket DoS with incomplete closing handshake (CVE-2024-23672)
Bug Fix(es):
* Rebase tomcat to version 9.0.87 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-35813)
* Amend tomcat package's changelog so that fixed CVEs are mentioned explicitly (JIRA:AlmaLinux-38548)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 200163
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-3666.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 6/6/2024
Updated: 6/6/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-24549
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-webapps, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-el-3.0-api
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-23672, CVE-2024-24549