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 by Red Hat. 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 allow an attacker to disrupt service availability. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and related platforms to address these issues. The advisory references specific bugzilla entries and provides package versions (9.0.87-1.el8_8.3) that contain the fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause service disruption or unexpected behavior in Apache Tomcat deployments on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support systems. The denial of service vulnerability may allow an attacker to interrupt service availability. The improper handling of exceptional conditions could lead to instability or other operational issues. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the provided security update (tomcat-9.0.87-1.el8_8.3) as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5695 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in these updated packages.
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 by Red Hat. 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 allow an attacker to disrupt service availability. Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and related platforms to address these issues. The advisory references specific bugzilla entries and provides package versions (9.0.87-1.el8_8.3) that contain the fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could cause service disruption or unexpected behavior in Apache Tomcat deployments on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support systems. The denial of service vulnerability may allow an attacker to interrupt service availability. The improper handling of exceptional conditions could lead to instability or other operational issues. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the provided security update (tomcat-9.0.87-1.el8_8.3) as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5695 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in these updated packages.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5695
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-38286"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3e805ecef61ccff9701280
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 13:36:30 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 13:42:40 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 17:49:01 UTC
Views: 2
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