Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1609-1 libapache-mod-jk -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 17 Dec 2018
- Affected Packages:
- libapache-mod-jk
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-11759.
- More information:
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A vulnerability has been discovered in libapache-mod-jk, the Apache 2 connector for the Tomcat Java servlet engine.
The libapache-mod-jk connector is susceptible to information disclosure and privilege escalation because of a mishandling of URL normalization.
The nature of the fix required that libapache-mod-jk in Debian 8
Jessie
be updated to the latest upstream release. For reference, the upstream changes associated with each release version are documented here:http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/miscellaneous/changelog.html
For Debian 8
Jessie
, this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.46-0+deb8u1.We recommend that you upgrade your libapache-mod-jk 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