Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-2024-34750) * tomcat: Denial of Service in Tomcat (CVE-2024-38286) 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 advisory covers two security flaws in Apache Tomcat as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. CVE-2024-34750 concerns improper handling of exceptional conditions, which could lead to unexpected behavior or errors. CVE-2024-38286 is a denial of service vulnerability that could allow an attacker to disrupt Tomcat service availability. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el8_10.2) that address these issues. The advisory applies to multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause Tomcat to improperly handle exceptional conditions and be susceptible to denial of service attacks, potentially affecting the availability and stability of applications running on the affected Tomcat versions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released patched Tomcat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its variants. Users should apply the updates provided in advisory RHSA-2024:5694 to remediate these vulnerabilities. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since a patch is available and the vendor rates the update as important, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Description
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-2024-34750) * tomcat: Denial of Service in Tomcat (CVE-2024-38286) 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 advisory covers two security flaws in Apache Tomcat as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. CVE-2024-34750 concerns improper handling of exceptional conditions, which could lead to unexpected behavior or errors. CVE-2024-38286 is a denial of service vulnerability that could allow an attacker to disrupt Tomcat service availability. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el8_10.2) that address these issues. The advisory applies to multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as important by Red Hat.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause Tomcat to improperly handle exceptional conditions and be susceptible to denial of service attacks, potentially affecting the availability and stability of applications running on the affected Tomcat versions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released patched Tomcat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its variants. Users should apply the updates provided in advisory RHSA-2024:5694 to remediate these vulnerabilities. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since a patch is available and the vendor rates the update as important, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5694
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-38286"]
Threat ID: 6a3e805ecef61ccff9701287
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 13:36:30 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 16:34:55 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 41
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