{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2021:0040-1","published":"2021-01-07T10:51:19Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:40:32.738648Z","related":["CVE-2020-13943","CVE-2020-17527"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-13943","CVE-2020-17527"],"summary":"Security update for tomcat","details":"This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issues fixed:\n\n- CVE-2020-13943: Fixed a HTTP/2 Request mix-up (bsc#1177582).\n- CVE-2020-17527: Fixed a HTTP/2 request header mix-up (bsc#1179602).\n\nNon-security issue fixed:\n\n- Removed tomcat-9.0.init and /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf from package. They're not used anymore becuse of systemd (bsc#1178396).\n- Fixed 'tomcat-servlet-4_0-api' package alternatives to use and keep a symlink for compatibility (bsc#1092163).\n- Don't give write permissions for the tomcat group on files and directories where it's not needed (bsc#1172562).\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"tomcat","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tomcat":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-admin-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-el-3_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-jsp-2_3-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-lib":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-servlet-4_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0040-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tomcat","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tomcat":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-admin-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-el-3_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-jsp-2_3-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-lib":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-servlet-4_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0040-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tomcat","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tomcat":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-admin-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-el-3_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-jsp-2_3-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-lib":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-servlet-4_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0040-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tomcat","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tomcat":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-admin-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-el-3_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-jsp-2_3-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-lib":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-servlet-4_0-api":"9.0.36-3.74.1","tomcat-webapps":"9.0.36-3.74.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:0040-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210040-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092163"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172562"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177582"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178396"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179602"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13943"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-17527"}]}