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The following tomcat updates has been released for Debian:

[DLA 753-1] tomcat7 security update
[DSA 3738-1] tomcat7 security update
[DSA 3739-1] tomcat8 security update



[DLA 753-1] tomcat7 security update

Package : tomcat7
Version : 7.0.28-4+deb7u8
CVE ID : CVE-2016-9774
Debian Bug : 845393 845425 846298

Paul Szabo discovered a potential privilege escalation that could be
exploited in the situation envisaged in DLA-622-1. This update also
addresses several regressions stemming from incomplete fixes for
CVE-2015-5345, CVE-2016-5018 and CVE-2016-6797.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
7.0.28-4+deb7u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat7 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

[DSA 3738-1] tomcat7 security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3738-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond
December 18, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : tomcat7
CVE ID : CVE-2016-6816 CVE-2016-8735 CVE-2016-9774 CVE-2016-9775
Debian Bug : 802312 845385 845393

Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in the Tomcat
servlet and JSP engine, as well as in its Debian-specific maintainer
scripts. Those flaws allowed for privilege escalation, information
disclosure, and remote code execution.

As part of this update, several regressions stemming from incomplete
fixes for previous vulnerabilities were also fixed.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 7.0.56-3+deb8u6.

For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, these
problems have been fixed in version 7.0.72-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat7 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

[DSA 3739-1] tomcat8 security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3739-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond
December 18, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : tomcat8
CVE ID : CVE-2016-6816 CVE-2016-8735 CVE-2016-9774 CVE-2016-9775
Debian Bug : 802312 845385 845393

Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in the Tomcat
servlet and JSP engine, as well as in its Debian-specific maintainer
scripts. Those flaws allowed for privilege escalation, information
disclosure, and remote code execution.

As part of this update, several regressions stemming from incomplete
fixes for previous vulnerabilities were also fixed.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 8.0.14-1+deb8u5.

For the testing (stretch) and unstable (sid) distributions, these
problems have been fixed in version 8.5.8-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/