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 vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2024-34750 relates to improper handling of exceptional conditions, which could lead to unexpected behavior or errors. CVE-2024-38286 is a denial of service vulnerability that could cause Tomcat to become unresponsive. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_4.2) that address these issues. The advisory applies to multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64, and covers standard, Extended Update Support, Update Services for SAP Solutions, 4 years of updates, and Extended Life Cycle variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-34750 could cause improper handling of exceptional conditions in Tomcat, potentially leading to application errors or instability. CVE-2024-38286 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service, making the Tomcat service unavailable. The overall impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating a high severity but not critical. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants should apply the provided security update (tomcat-9.0.87-1.el9_4.2) as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5693 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations or workarounds are specified.
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 vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. CVE-2024-34750 relates to improper handling of exceptional conditions, which could lead to unexpected behavior or errors. CVE-2024-38286 is a denial of service vulnerability that could cause Tomcat to become unresponsive. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_4.2) that address these issues. The advisory applies to multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64, and covers standard, Extended Update Support, Update Services for SAP Solutions, 4 years of updates, and Extended Life Cycle variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-34750 could cause improper handling of exceptional conditions in Tomcat, potentially leading to application errors or instability. CVE-2024-38286 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service, making the Tomcat service unavailable. The overall impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating a high severity but not critical. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants should apply the provided security update (tomcat-9.0.87-1.el9_4.2) as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5693 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations or workarounds are specified.
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"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3e805ecef61ccff9701272
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 13:36:30 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 13:42:27 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 17:49:01 UTC
Views: 2
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