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 fixes for Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2024-34750 addresses improper handling of exceptional conditions, which could lead to unexpected behavior or instability. CVE-2024-38286 is a denial of service vulnerability that could allow an attacker to disrupt service availability. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues, and the advisory includes detailed information about affected products and versions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause service disruption or instability in Apache Tomcat deployments on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 systems. The improper handling of exceptional conditions may lead to unexpected application behavior, while the denial of service vulnerability could allow attackers to exhaust resources or crash the service. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available from Red Hat to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the updated Tomcat packages as provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 updates. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5693 and the article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
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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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two security fixes for Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2024-34750 addresses improper handling of exceptional conditions, which could lead to unexpected behavior or instability. CVE-2024-38286 is a denial of service vulnerability that could allow an attacker to disrupt service availability. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues, and the advisory includes detailed information about affected products and versions.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause service disruption or instability in Apache Tomcat deployments on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 systems. The improper handling of exceptional conditions may lead to unexpected application behavior, while the denial of service vulnerability could allow attackers to exhaust resources or crash the service. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available from Red Hat to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the updated Tomcat packages as provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 updates. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5693 and the article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5693
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-38286"]
Threat ID: 6a3e805ecef61ccff9701272
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 13:36:30 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 16:34:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 55
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