SB2024080201 - Ubuntu update for tomcat8

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9484)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in uploaded files names. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file name to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system but requires that the server is configured to use PersistenceManager with a FileStore and the attacker knows relative file path from storage location.

2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25122)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when processing new h2c connection requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server and obtain contents of HTTP responses, served to other users.

3) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41079)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing certain TLS packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability requires that Apache Tomcat is configured to use NIO+OpenSSL or NIO2+OpenSSL for TLS.

4) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23181)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a time of check, time of use flaw when configured to persist sessions using the FileStore. A local user can perform certain actions which lead to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation (code execution with Tomcat process privileges).

5) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29885)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in documentation for the EncryptInterceptor, which incorrectly stated that it enabled Tomcat clustering to run over an untrusted network. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack against the exposed EncryptInterceptor.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6943-1