Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina package, versions [8.5.0,8.5.76) [9.0.0.M1,9.0.21)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.61% (79th percentile)
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NVD
8.6 high
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Red Hat
8.6 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHETOMCAT-2824104
  • published 13 May 2022
  • disclosed 13 May 2022
  • credit Apache Tomcat Security

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina to version 8.5.76, 9.0.21 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina is a Tomcat Servlet Engine Core Classes and Standard implementations.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. When a web application sends a WebSocket message concurrently with the WebSocket connection closing, the application may continue to use the socket after it has been closed. This could result in subsequent connections using the same object concurrently which could result in data being returned to the wrong use and/or other errors.