Ubuntu Security Notice 3027-1 - It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3027-1
July 06, 2016
tomcat8 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Tomcat could be made to hang if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description:
- tomcat8: Servlet and JSP engine
Details:
It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled
certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
tomcat8 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3027-1
CVE-2016-3092
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat8/8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1