Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Affects Red Hat tomcatSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/tomcat package to 8.8.3 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC
- EPSS
- 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 91% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.8.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Jul 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/tomcat package to 8.8.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/tomcatpkg:rpm/redhat/tomcatOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A patch is available and should be applied by updating to the fixed Tomcat packages (9.0.87-1.el8_8.3) provided by Red Hat for Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5695 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed remediation steps.
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Apache Tomcat addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-34750 involving improper handling of exceptional conditions, and CVE-2024-38286 related to denial of service. These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support versions of Tomcat. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. A patch is available to remediate these issues.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5695 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295651 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2314686 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_5695.json (opens in a new tab)