The following security updates has been released for Debian GNU/Linux:

Debian GNU/Linux 7 Extended LTS:
ELA-153-1 tomcat7 security update

Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS:
DLA 1883-1: tomcat8 security update
DLA 1884-1: linux security update

ELA-153-1: tomcat7 security update

Package: tomcat7
Version: 7.0.28-4+deb7u22
Related CVE: CVE-2016-5388

An outbound HTTP traffic redirection issue was found in tomcat7, a Java Servlet and JSP engine.

Apache Tomcat, when the CGI Servlet is enabled, follows RFC 3875 section 4.1.18 and therefore does not protect applications from the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to redirect an application’s outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary proxy server via a crafted Proxy header in an HTTP request, aka an “httpoxy” issue.

The ‘cgi’ servlet now has a ‘envHttpHeaders’ parameter to filter environment variables.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 7.0.28-4+deb7u22.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat7 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

DLA 1883-1: tomcat8 security update

Package : tomcat8
Version : 8.0.14-1+deb8u15
CVE ID : CVE-2016-5388 CVE-2018-8014 CVE-2019-0221
Debian Bug : 929895 898935

Several minor issues have been fixed in tomcat8, a Java Servlet and
JSP engine.

CVE-2016-5388

Apache Tomcat, when the CGI Servlet is enabled, follows RFC 3875
section 4.1.18 and therefore does not protect applications from
the presence of untrusted client data in the HTTP_PROXY
environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to
redirect an application's outbound HTTP traffic to an arbitrary
proxy server via a crafted Proxy header in an HTTP request, aka an
"httpoxy" issue. The 'cgi' servlet now has a 'envHttpHeaders'
parameter to filter environment variables.

CVE-2018-8014

The defaults settings for the CORS filter provided in Apache
Tomcat are insecure and enable 'supportsCredentials' for all
origins. It is expected that users of the CORS filter will have
configured it appropriately for their environment rather than
using it in the default configuration. Therefore, it is expected
that most users will not be impacted by this issue.

CVE-2019-0221

The SSI printenv command in Apache Tomcat echoes user provided
data without escaping and is, therefore, vulnerable to XSS. SSI is
disabled by default. The printenv command is intended for
debugging and is unlikely to be present in a production website.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
8.0.14-1+deb8u15.

We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat8 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

DLA 1884-1: linux security update

Package : linux
Version : 3.16.72-1
CVE ID : CVE-2017-18509 CVE-2018-20836 CVE-2019-1125 CVE-2019-3900
CVE-2019-10207 CVE-2019-10638 CVE-2019-13631 CVE-2019-14283
CVE-2019-14284

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that
may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information
leaks.

CVE-2017-18509

Denis Andzakovic reported a missing type check in the IPv4 multicast
routing implementation. A user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability (in
any user namespace) could use this for denial-of-service (memory
corruption or crash) or possibly for privilege escalation.

CVE-2018-20836

chenxiang reported a race condition in libsas, the kernel
subsystem supporting Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) devices, which
could lead to a use-after-free. It is not clear how this might be
exploited.

CVE-2019-1125

It was discovered that most x86 processors could speculatively
skip a conditional SWAPGS instruction used when entering the
kernel from user mode, and/or could speculatively execute it when
it should be skipped. This is a subtype of Spectre variant 1,
which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information from
the kernel or other processes. It has been mitigated by using
memory barriers to limit speculative execution. Systems using an
i386 kernel are not affected as the kernel does not use SWAPGS.

CVE-2019-3900

It was discovered that vhost drivers did not properly control the
amount of work done to service requests from guest VMs. A
malicious guest could use this to cause a denial-of-service
(unbounded CPU usage) on the host.

CVE-2019-10207

The syzkaller tool found a potential null dereference in various
drivers for UART-attached Bluetooth adapters. A local user with
access to a pty device or other suitable tty device could use this
for denial-of-service (BUG/oops).

CVE-2019-10638

Amit Klein and Benny Pinkas discovered that the generation of IP
packet IDs used a weak hash function, "jhash". This could enable
tracking individual computers as they communicate with different
remote servers and from different networks. The "siphash"
function is now used instead.

CVE-2019-13631

It was discovered that the gtco driver for USB input tablets could
overrun a stack buffer with constant data while parsing the device's
descriptor. A physically present user with a specially
constructed USB device could use this to cause a denial-of-service
(BUG/oops), or possibly for privilege escalation.

CVE-2019-14283

The syzkaller tool found a missing bounds check in the floppy disk
driver. A local user with access to a floppy disk device, with a
disk present, could use this to read kernel memory beyond the
I/O buffer, possibly obtaining sensitive information.

CVE-2019-14284

The syzkaller tool found a potential division-by-zero in the
floppy disk driver. A local user with access to a floppy disk
device could use this for denial-of-service (oops).

(CVE ID not yet assigned)

Denis Andzakovic reported a possible use-after-free in the
TCP sockets implementation. A local user could use this for
denial-of-service (memory corruption or crash) or possibly
for privilege escalation.

(CVE ID not yet assigned)

The netfilter conntrack subsystem used kernel addresses as
user-visible IDs, which could make it easier to exploit other
security vulnerabilities.

XSA-300

Julien Grall reported that Linux does not limit the amount of memory
which a domain will attempt to balloon out, nor limits the amount of
"foreign / grant map" memory which any individual guest can consume,
leading to denial of service conditions (for host or guests).

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
3.16.72-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your linux 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