QID 356283

Date Published: 2023-09-28

QID 356283: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for tomcat : ALASTOMCAT8.5-2023-008

A deserialization flaw was discovered in apache tomcat's use of a filestore.
Under specific circumstances, an attacker can use a specially crafted request to trigger remote code execution through deserialization of the file under their control.
The highest threat from the vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (
( CVE-2020-9484)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.4 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALASTOMCAT8.5-2023-008 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALASTOMCAT8.5-2023-008 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASTOMCAT8.5-2023-008.html

CVEs related to QID 356283

CVE-2020-9484 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALASTOMCAT8.5-2023-008	amazon linux 2		alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASTOMCAT8.5-2023-008.html

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