USN-7410-1: Tomcat vulnerability

Publication date

7 April 2025

Overview

Tomcat could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled request cancellation. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause tomcat9 to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled request cancellation. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause tomcat9 to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy tomcat9-common –  9.0.58-1ubuntu0.2
20.04 focal tomcat9-common –  9.0.31-1ubuntu0.9
18.04 bionic tomcat9-common –  9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm5  

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