# CVE-2023-42794: tomcat-lib: Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.  Security Fix(es):...

CVE-2023-42794 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2024:0125, released January 10, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42794
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.9 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0230
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jan 10, 2024

## Description

Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.  Security Fix(es):  * tomcat: Open Redirect vulnerability in FORM authentication (CVE-2023-41080)  * tomcat: FileUpload: DoS due to accumulation of temporary files on Windows (CVE-2023-42794)  * tomcat: improper cleaning of recycled objects could lead to information leak (CVE-2023-42795)  * tomcat: incorrectly parsed http trailer headers can cause request smuggling (CVE-2023-45648)  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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | tomcat RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-admin-webapps RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-admin-webapps RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-admin-webapps almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-admin-webapps almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-admin-webapps ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-admin-webapps ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-docs-webapp RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-docs-webapp RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-docs-webapp almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-docs-webapp almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-docs-webapp ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-docs-webapp ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-el-3.0-api RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-el-3.0-api RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-el-3.0-api almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-el-3.0-api almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-el-3.0-api ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-el-3.0-api ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-jsp-2.3-api ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-lib RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-lib RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-lib almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-lib almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-lib ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-lib ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-servlet-4.0-api ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-webapps RHEL 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [RHSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-webapps RHEL 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [RHSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-webapps almalinux 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ALSA-2024:0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-webapps almalinux 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ALSA-2024:0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-webapps ol 8 | 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.2 | [ELSA-2024-0125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0125.md) | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Linux | tomcat-webapps ol 9 | 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.1 | [ELSA-2024-0474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0474.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |

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