SUSE update for tomcat

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU100588

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52316

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests. If Tomcat was configured to use a custom Jakarta Authentication (formerly JASPIC) ServerAuthContext component which may throw an exception during the authentication process without explicitly setting an HTTP status to indicate failure, the authentication may not have failed, allowing the user to bypass the authentication process.

Mitigation

Update the affected package tomcat to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

tomcat-jsp-2_3-api: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat-webapps: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat-lib: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat-javadoc: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat-docs-webapp: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat-el-3_0-api: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat-servlet-4_0-api: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

tomcat-admin-webapps: before 9.0.36-3.133.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-jsp-2_3-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-webapps:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-lib:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-javadoc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-docs-webapp:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-el-3_0-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-servlet-4_0-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:tomcat-admin-webapps:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244075-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.