Issued:

2024-03-18

Updated:

2024-03-19

RHSA-2024:1325 - Important: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.0.1 release and security update

Synopsis

Important: Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.0.1 release and security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.0.1 zip release is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, and Windows Server.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

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 6.0.1 serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.0.0. This release includes bug fixes, enhancements and component upgrades, which are documented in the Release Notes linked to in the References section.

Security Fix(es):

• openssl: Generating excessively long X9.42 DH keys or checking excessively long X9.42 DH keys or parameters may be very slow (CVE-2023-5678)

• tomcat: HTTP request smuggling via malformed trailer headers (CVE-2023-46589)

• tomcat: Open Redirect vulnerability in FORM authentication (CVE-2023-41080)

• tomcat: : Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 header handling DoS (CVE-2024-24549)

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.

Solution

Before applying the update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss Web Server installation, including all applications and configuration files.

The References section of this erratum contains a download link for the update. You must be logged in to download the update.

Affected Products

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 2235370
• This content is not included.BZ - 2248616
• This content is not included.BZ - 2252050
• This content is not included.BZ - 2269607

CVEs

• CVE-2023-5678
• CVE-2023-41080
• CVE-2023-46589
• CVE-2024-24549

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
• This content is not included.This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=webserver&downloadType=securityPatches&version=6.0
• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_jboss_web_server/6.0/html/red_hat_jboss_web_server_6.0_service_pack_1_release_notes

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.