rhsa-2023_5784
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat
Published
2023-10-17 15:47
Modified
2024-11-06 03:53
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.5 release and security update

Notes

Topic
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.5 zip release is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, and Windows Server. Red Hat Product Security has rated this release as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Details
Red Hat JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of components for hosting Java web applications. It is comprised of the Apache Tomcat Servlet container, JBoss HTTP Connector (mod_cluster), the PicketLink Vault extension for Apache Tomcat, and the Tomcat Native library. This release of Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.5 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.4. This release includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes, linked to in the References section. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: HTTP/2: Multiple HTTP/2 enabled web servers are vulnerable to a DDoS attack (Rapid Reset Attack) (CVE-2023-44487) A Red Hat Security Bulletin which addresses further details about this flaw is available in the References section. For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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          "details": "Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on.\n\nThe References section of this erratum contains a download link for the update. You must be logged in to download the update.",
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