Incomplete Cleanup Affecting tomcat9-el-3.0-api package, versions <1:9.0.82-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-TOMCAT9EL30API-6045719
  • published4 Nov 2023
  • disclosed10 Oct 2023

Introduced: 10 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-42795  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-459  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 tomcat9-el-3.0-api to version 1:9.0.82-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-415.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat9-el-3.0-api package and not the tomcat9-el-3.0-api package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.When recycling various internal objects in Apache Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M11, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.13, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.80 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.93, an error could cause Tomcat to skip some parts of the recycling process leading to information leaking from the current request/response to the next.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M12 onwards, 10.1.14 onwards, 9.0.81 onwards or 8.5.94 onwards, which fixes the issue.

CVSS Scores

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