USN-3027-1: Tomcat vulnerability
Publication date
6 July 2016
Overview
Tomcat could be made to hang if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- tomcat8 - Servlet and JSP engine
Details
It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled
certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service.
It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled
certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | tomcat8 – 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1 | ||
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