RedHat: RHSA-2021-3741:01 Important: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5.1
Summary
Red Hat JBoss Web Server is a fully integrated and certified set of
components for hosting Java web applications. It is comprised of the Apache
Tomcat Servlet container, JBoss HTTP Connector (mod_cluster), the
PicketLink Vault extension for Apache Tomcat, and the Tomcat Native
library.
This release of Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5.1 serves as a replacement for
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5.0, and includes bug fixes, enhancements and
component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes, linked to in
the References.
Security Fix(es):
* tomcat: Apache Tomcat DoS with unexpected TLS packet (CVE-2021-41079)
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.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41079 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5 for RHEL 7 Server:
Source:
jws5-tomcat-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.src.rpm
noarch:
jws5-tomcat-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-java-jdk11-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-java-jdk8-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-javadoc-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-lib-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-selinux-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-webapps-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el7jws.noarch.rpm
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5 for RHEL 8:
Source:
jws5-tomcat-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.src.rpm
noarch:
jws5-tomcat-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-javadoc-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-lib-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-selinux-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
jws5-tomcat-webapps-9.0.43-13.redhat_00013.1.el8jws.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
Updated Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5.1 packages are now available for RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this release as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5 for RHEL 7 Server - noarch
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.5 for RHEL 8 - noarch
Bugs Fixed
2004820 - CVE-2021-41079 tomcat: Infinite loop while reading an unexpected TLS packet when using OpenSSL JSSE engine