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Ubuntu alert USN-1359-1 (tomcat6)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1359-1 February 13, 2012 tomcat6 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Tomcat could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - tomcat6: Servlet and JSP engine Details: It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly performed certain caching and recycling operations. A remote attacker could use this flaw to obtain read access to IP address and HTTP header information in certain cases. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3375) It was discovered that Tomcat computed hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service by sending many crafted parameters. (CVE-2011-4858) It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled parameters. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service by sending requests with a large number of parameters and values. (CVE-2012-0022) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libtomcat6-java 6.0.32-5ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 11.04: libtomcat6-java 6.0.28-10ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 10.10: libtomcat6-java 6.0.28-2ubuntu1.6 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libtomcat6-java 6.0.24-2ubuntu1.10 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1359-1 CVE-2011-3375, CVE-2011-4858, CVE-2012-0022 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat6/6.0.32-5ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat6/6.0.28-10ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat6/6.0.28-2ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat6/6.0.24-2ubun... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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