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JBoss Web Server Security Update

Red Hat has released a security update for the JBoss Web Server 2. The patch addresses multiple vulnerabilities affecting the OpenSSL and Apache Tomcat components – issues include memory leakage and a denial of service (DoS) flaw.
Threat ID:
CC-1606
Category:
Threat Severity:
Medium
Threat Vector:
Published:
25 August 2017 12:00 AM
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Summary

Red Hat has released a security update for the JBoss Web Server 2. The patch addresses multiple vulnerabilities affecting the OpenSSL and Apache Tomcat components – issues include memory leakage and a denial of service (DoS) flaw.

Threat details

The security update addresses the following CVEs:

  • CVE-2016-6304
  • CVE-2016-8610
  • CVE-2017-5647
  • CVE-2017-5664

Remediation advice

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the following Red Hat Security Advisory and apply the necessary updates:

Remediation steps

Type Step
  • RHSA-2017:2494

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:33 am