Amazon Linux 2 : tomcat (ALAS-2026-4089)
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory ALAS-2026-4089.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(377935);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/09");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-101296");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-1182");
script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2 : tomcat (ALAS-2026-4089)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of tomcat installed on the remote host is prior to 7.0.76-10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability
as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-4089 advisory.
A missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when the JNDI realm was
configured with with a non GSSAPI SASL authentication mechanism allowed attackers to authenticate without
providing the correct password.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.26, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.60, from
9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.122.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0
through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.27, 10.1.61 or 9.0.123, which fix the issue.
(CVE-2026-101296)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2026-4089.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-101296.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'yum update tomcat' or
or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-4089' to update your system.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-101296");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/11/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-admin-webapps");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-docs-webapp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-el-2.2-api");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-javadoc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-jsp-2.2-api");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-jsvc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-lib");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-servlet-3.0-api");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:tomcat-webapps");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("rpm2.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "2")
{
if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}
if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'tomcat-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-admin-webapps-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-docs-webapp-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-el-2.2-api-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-javadoc-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-jsp-2.2-api-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-jsvc-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-lib-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-servlet-3.0-api-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'tomcat-webapps-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.20', 'release':'AL2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
var cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "tomcat / tomcat-admin-webapps / tomcat-docs-webapp / etc");
}
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