- Issued:
- 2026-09-17
- Updated:
- 2026-09-17
RHSA-2026:68679 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
Important: tomcat security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for tomcat is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies.
Security Fix(es):
- Apache Tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Improper Input Validation vulnerability due to incomplete fix (CVE-2026-32990)
- tomcat-coyote: Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass via digest authentication (CVE-2026-43512)
- tomcat-coyote: Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 request headers not validated (CVE-2026-41293)
- tomcat-coyote: Apache Tomcat: Information disclosure due to HTTP Authentication Header exposure during WebSocket authentication. (CVE-2026-42498)
- tomcat-coyote: tomcat: Improper Authorization allows security bypass (CVE-2026-43515)
- tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity in LockOutRealm (CVE-2026-43513)
- tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass via missing critical step in JNDIRealm GSSAPI configuration (CVE-2026-55957)
- tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass via improper URL encoding in rewrite valve (CVE-2026-59083)
- tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Insufficient documentation for EncryptInterceptor may lead to insecure configurations (CVE-2026-59084)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.4 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.4 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.4 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.4 s390x
Fixes
- BZ - 2457025 - CVE-2026-32990 Apache Tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Improper Input Validation vulnerability due to incomplete fix
- BZ - 2476511 - CVE-2026-43512 tomcat-coyote: Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass via digest authentication
- BZ - 2476513 - CVE-2026-41293 tomcat-coyote: Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 request headers not validated
- BZ - 2476516 - CVE-2026-42498 tomcat-coyote: Apache Tomcat: Information disclosure due to HTTP Authentication Header exposure during WebSocket authentication.
- BZ - 2476519 - CVE-2026-43515 tomcat-coyote: tomcat: Improper Authorization allows security bypass
- BZ - 2476520 - CVE-2026-43513 tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity in LockOutRealm
- BZ - 2494669 - CVE-2026-55957 tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Authentication bypass via missing critical step in JNDIRealm GSSAPI configuration
- BZ - 2499917 - CVE-2026-59083 tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass via improper URL encoding in rewrite valve
- BZ - 2499931 - CVE-2026-59084 tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Insufficient documentation for EncryptInterceptor may lead to insecure configurations
CVEs
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| x86_64 | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| ppc64le | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| x86_64 | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| aarch64 | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| s390x | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| x86_64 | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| aarch64 | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| ppc64le | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ede9e49c282c99e45246420dbf151907f3c109be9b2a3e00ddfd3acddf84a683 |
| s390x | |
| tomcat-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 83df3882525251bbcf7345d4e24994d32529d20af50b2c0bc1908214b6329cb3 |
| tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 43bfd105eb6676cc5f0059d3dba49f0c4f28c1b4b4b0aa26f2452cf764f0789b |
| tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 371258d8aa7d3fef9371d8da00be02ed1fb2efece78a2419f44b103299c7bada |
| tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0f450c3b05c7a5d36b68e4e762db6074f63b97fa43c943c1c0e0a61de7f261d6 |
| tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec90fb1f7911b48143eb6ff9ee5e5118cbe3161328187c55023e97d5e014145a |
| tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d8bb5d3692b529ab6edf3d35f21a3732d5a2992351b6eda6fad4904f9d558123 |
| tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 9c7e5641f203c35d5738aa82c7e00c8040dd94918b16ee02af9f3f4563aac03c |
| tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4e3891c96d718c5a5bee1c691ce34b92f06bb97dec9f2930bd94d36439156576 |
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