RHSA-2012:0475Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat6 security update

Published
April 11, 2012
Last Modified
August 4, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

CVE-2011-4858 →CVE-2012-0022 →

📋 Description

CVE-2011-4858 — tomcat: hash table collisions CPU usage DoS (oCERT-2011-003) CVE-2012-0022 — tomcat: large number of parameters DoS

🎯 Affected products48

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-admin-webapps-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-admin-webapps-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-admin-webapps-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-admin-webapps-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-docs-webapp-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-docs-webapp-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-docs-webapp-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-docs-webapp-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-el-2.1-api-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-el-2.1-api-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-el-2.1-api-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-el-2.1-api-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-javadoc-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • tomcat6-javadoc-0:6.0.24-36.el6_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

🔗 References (6)