Security update for tomcat

SUSE Security Update: Security update for tomcat
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0040-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1092163 #1172562 #1177582 #1178396 #1179602
Cross-References:CVE-2020-13943 CVE-2020-17527
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 solves two vulnerabilities and has three fixes is now available.

Description:

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2020-13943: Fixed a HTTP/2 Request mix-up (bsc#1177582).
  • CVE-2020-17527: Fixed a HTTP/2 request header mix-up (bsc#1179602).

Non-security issue fixed:
  • Removed tomcat-9.0.init and /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf from package. They're not used anymore becuse of systemd (bsc#1178396).
  • Fixed 'tomcat-servlet-4_0-api' package alternatives to use and keep a symlink for compatibility (bsc#1092163).
  • Don't give write permissions for the tomcat group on files and directories where it's not needed (bsc#1172562).

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-15-2021-40=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2021-40=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-40=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2021-40=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS (noarch):
    • tomcat-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-3.74.1
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-3.74.1

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