Debian dla-4017 : libtomcat9-embed-java - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 214321

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4017 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4017-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany January 17, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : tomcat9 Version : 9.0.43-2~deb11u11 CVE ID : CVE-2024-21733 CVE-2024-38286 CVE-2024-50379 CVE-2024-52316 CVE-2024-56337

Several problems have been addressed in Tomcat 9, a Java based web server, servlet and JSP engine which may lead to a denial-of-service or the disclosure of sensitive information.

CVE-2024-21733

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

CVE-2024-38286

Apache Tomcat, under certain configurations, allows an attacker to cause an OutOfMemoryError by abusing the TLS handshake process.

CVE-2024-52316

Unchecked Error Condition vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. If Tomcat is configured to use a custom Jakarta Authentication (formerly JASPIC) ServerAuthContext component which may throw an exception during the authentication process without explicitly setting an HTTP status to indicate failure, the authentication may not fail, allowing the user to bypass the authentication process. There are no known Jakarta Authentication components that behave in this way.

CVE-2024-50379 / CVE-2024-56337

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability during JSP compilation in Apache Tomcat permits an RCE on case insensitive file systems when the default servlet is enabled for write (non-default configuration).
Some users may need additional configuration to fully mitigate CVE-2024-50379 depending on which version of Java they are using with Tomcat. For Debian 11 bullseye the system property sun.io.useCanonCaches must be explicitly set to false (it defaults to true). Most Debian users will not be affected because Debian uses case sensitive file systems by default.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 9.0.43-2~deb11u11.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat9 packages.

For the detailed security status of tomcat9 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/tomcat9

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the libtomcat9-embed-java packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 214321

File Name: debian_DLA-4017.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/17/2025

Updated: 1/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21733

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtomcat9-embed-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libtomcat9-java, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-admin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-docs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-examples, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat9-user

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21733, CVE-2024-38286, CVE-2024-50379, CVE-2024-52316, CVE-2024-56337

IAVA: 2023-A-0661-S, 2024-A-0589-S, 2024-A-0754-S, 2024-A-0822

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