Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8.2 release and security update
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 5.8.2 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8.1. This release includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes that are linked to in the References section. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: RCE due to TOCTOU issue in JSP compilation [jws-5] (CVE-2024-50379) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-50379 affects the Tomcat servlet engine component used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. It is a remote code execution vulnerability caused by a TOCTOU issue during JSP compilation. This flaw allows an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code remotely. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:1920) and released updated packages (pki-servlet-engine-9.0.50-1.el9_2.2) that fix this issue. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this TOCTOU vulnerability in JSP compilation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems running the vulnerable Tomcat servlet engine. This could lead to system compromise depending on the privileges of the Tomcat process. The severity is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for the pki-servlet-engine package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the update (version 9.0.50-1.el9_2.2) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2025:1920 and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No other mitigation is indicated or required.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8.2 release and security update
Description
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 5.8.2 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8.1. This release includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes that are linked to in the References section. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: RCE due to TOCTOU issue in JSP compilation [jws-5] (CVE-2024-50379) 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.
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-50379 affects the Tomcat servlet engine component used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. It is a remote code execution vulnerability caused by a TOCTOU issue during JSP compilation. This flaw allows an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code remotely. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:1920) and released updated packages (pki-servlet-engine-9.0.50-1.el9_2.2) that fix this issue. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and provides instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this TOCTOU vulnerability in JSP compilation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems running the vulnerable Tomcat servlet engine. This could lead to system compromise depending on the privileges of the Tomcat process. The severity is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for the pki-servlet-engine package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the update (version 9.0.50-1.el9_2.2) as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2025:1920 and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No other mitigation is indicated or required.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:1920
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a71fee8bf8831d539fefff1
Added to database: 08/04/2026, 15:02:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 15:05:37 UTC
Last updated: 08/21/2026, 10:52:04 UTC
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