CVE-2024-38286
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M20, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.24, from 9.0.13 through 9.0.89. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.35 through 8.5.100 and 7.0.92 through 7.0.109. Other EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M21, 10.1.25, or 9.0.90, which fixes the issue. Apache Tomcat, under certain configurations on any platform, allows an attacker to cause an OutOfMemoryError by abusing the TLS handshake process.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 10.1.25-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 10.1.25-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 10.1.25-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 9.0.43-2~deb11u11 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 10.1.34-0+deb12u1 |
Red Hat Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util | >=11.0.0-M1,<11.0.0-M21 | 11.0.0-M21 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util | >=10.1.0-M1,<10.1.25 | 10.1.25 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util | >=9.0.13,<9.0.90 | 9.0.90 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util | >=8.5.35,<=8.5.100 | |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-util | >=7.0.92,<=7.0.109 | |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5693
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38286
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3197862639732e16ec1164557bcd289ebc116c93
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/3344c17cef094da4bb616f4186ed32039627b543
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/76c5cce6f0bcef14b0c21c38910371ca7d322d13
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wms60cvbsz3fpbz9psxtfx8r41jl6d4s
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00009.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0010
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/23/2
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38286.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38286
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5694
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.