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 issues in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. CVE-2024-34750 relates to improper handling of exceptional conditions, which may cause 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 (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.2) to address these vulnerabilities. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2295651 and BZ-2314686 for the respective CVEs. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to service disruption or unexpected errors in Apache Tomcat deployments on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 systems. The denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-38286) may allow attackers to cause Tomcat to become unavailable. The improper handling of exceptional conditions (CVE-2024-34750) could result in instability or crashes. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available and should be applied to affected systems. Red Hat provides patched Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.2) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Administrators should follow Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to apply the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
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 issues in Apache Tomcat as packaged by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. CVE-2024-34750 relates to improper handling of exceptional conditions, which may cause 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 (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.2) to address these vulnerabilities. The advisory references Red Hat Bugzilla entries BZ-2295651 and BZ-2314686 for the respective CVEs. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is rated as important.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to service disruption or unexpected errors in Apache Tomcat deployments on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 systems. The denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-38286) may allow attackers to cause Tomcat to become unavailable. The improper handling of exceptional conditions (CVE-2024-34750) could result in instability or crashes. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update is available and should be applied to affected systems. Red Hat provides patched Tomcat packages (version 9.0.87-1.el9_2.2) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. Administrators should follow Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to apply the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:5696
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-38286"]
Threat ID: 6a3e805ecef61ccff9701279
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 13:36:30 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 16:35:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 59
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