Security update for tomcat

SUSE Security Update: Security update for tomcat
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1364-1
Rating: important
References: #1171928
Cross-References:CVE-2020-9484
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

  • Update to Tomcat 9.0.35. See changelog at
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/changelog.html#Tomcat_9.0.35_(markt )
  • CVE-2020-9484 (bsc#1171928) Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution via session persistence

If an attacker was able to control the contents and name of a file on a server configured to use the PersistenceManager, then the attacker could have triggered a remote code execution via deserialization of the file under their control.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2020-1364=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2020-1364=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-1364=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-1364=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.35-3.52.2
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.35-3.52.2

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