Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.0 security update
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 is a platform for Java applications based on the WildFly application runtime. This asynchronous patch is an update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1. See Release Notes for information about the most significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release. Security Fix(es): * netty-codec-http: Netty is vulnerable to request smuggling due to incorrect parsing of chunk extensions [eap-8.1.z] (CVE-2025-58056) * netty-codec-http2: Netty is vulnerable to request smuggling due to incorrect parsing of chunk extensions [eap-8.1.z] (CVE-2025-58056) * cxf: CXF JMS Code Execution Vulnerability [eap-8.1.z] (CVE-2025-48913) 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
This security advisory for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.0 addresses three main vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-58056, a request smuggling vulnerability in netty-codec-http and netty-codec-http2 caused by incorrect parsing of chunk extensions; CVE-2025-48913, a code execution vulnerability in Apache CXF JMS; and CVE-2025-55163, a HTTP/2 DDoS vulnerability in Netty. The update includes upgrades to Netty (to version 4.1.127.Final) and Apache CXF (to 4.0.9.redhat-00002) among other component updates. These fixes mitigate the identified security issues. The vendor advisory classifies the impact as Important and provides instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities include request smuggling in HTTP and HTTP/2 protocols that could allow attackers to interfere with request processing, and a JMS code execution vulnerability in Apache CXF that could allow remote code execution. These issues could lead to unauthorized actions or denial of service. The vendor rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update is available from Red Hat for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.0 that addresses these vulnerabilities by upgrading affected components. Users should apply this update after ensuring all previous relevant errata are applied and backing up their systems. The vendor provides detailed instructions for applying the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.0 security update
Description
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 is a platform for Java applications based on the WildFly application runtime. This asynchronous patch is an update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1. See Release Notes for information about the most significant bug fixes and enhancements included in this release. Security Fix(es): * netty-codec-http: Netty is vulnerable to request smuggling due to incorrect parsing of chunk extensions [eap-8.1.z] (CVE-2025-58056) * netty-codec-http2: Netty is vulnerable to request smuggling due to incorrect parsing of chunk extensions [eap-8.1.z] (CVE-2025-58056) * cxf: CXF JMS Code Execution Vulnerability [eap-8.1.z] (CVE-2025-48913) 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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Technical Analysis
This security advisory for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.0 addresses three main vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-58056, a request smuggling vulnerability in netty-codec-http and netty-codec-http2 caused by incorrect parsing of chunk extensions; CVE-2025-48913, a code execution vulnerability in Apache CXF JMS; and CVE-2025-55163, a HTTP/2 DDoS vulnerability in Netty. The update includes upgrades to Netty (to version 4.1.127.Final) and Apache CXF (to 4.0.9.redhat-00002) among other component updates. These fixes mitigate the identified security issues. The vendor advisory classifies the impact as Important and provides instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities include request smuggling in HTTP and HTTP/2 protocols that could allow attackers to interfere with request processing, and a JMS code execution vulnerability in Apache CXF that could allow remote code execution. These issues could lead to unauthorized actions or denial of service. The vendor rates the overall security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update is available from Red Hat for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.0 that addresses these vulnerabilities by upgrading affected components. Users should apply this update after ensuring all previous relevant errata are applied and backing up their systems. The vendor provides detailed instructions for applying the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:17298
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55163","CVE-2025-58056"]
Threat ID: 6a294d7d8dd33fbd853ac39d
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 11:41:49 UTC
Last enriched: 07/20/2026, 21:46:35 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 124
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