Buffer Over-read Affecting tomcat-native-fips package, versions <2.0.16-r0
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- published1 Oct 2026
- disclosed23 Sept 2026
Introduced: 23 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-86243 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Minimos:latest tomcat-native-fips to version 2.0.16-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-native-fips package and not the tomcat-native-fips package as distributed by Minimos.
See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
Buffer over-read vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Native during the TLS handshake permits a malicious user to trigger a DoS via a JVM crash.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat Native: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.15, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.8. Earlier, unsupported versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.9 or 2.0.16, which fix the issue.
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86243
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w68h-fc49-cmrg
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MINI-24w8-4395-c3ch
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-86243
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/8p4jf02w54m22x0cwpq2x53w3ov8o557
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/31