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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892764
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2764-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tomcat8' package(s) announced via the DLA-2764-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tomcat8' package(s) announced via the DLA-2764-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Apache Tomcat did not properly validate incoming TLS packets. When Tomcat was configured to use NIO+OpenSSL or NIO2+OpenSSL for TLS, a specially crafted packet could be used to trigger an infinite loop resulting in a denial of service.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 8.5.54-0+deb9u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 packages.

For the detailed security status of tomcat8 please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'tomcat8' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-41079
Debian Security Information: DSA-4986 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4986
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rccdef0349fdf4fb73a4e4403095446d7fe6264e0a58e2df5c6799434%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00012.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb4de81ac647043541a32881099aa6eb5a23f1b7fd116f713f8ab9dbe@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6b6b674e3f168dd010e67dbe6848b866e2acf26371452fdae313b98a@%3Cusers.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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