Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1453-1 tomcat7 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
30 Jul 2018
Affected Packages:
tomcat7
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-8034.
More information:

The host name verification in Tomcat when using TLS with the WebSocket client was missing. It is now enabled by default.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 7.0.56-3+really7.0.90-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat7 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS