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AlmaLinux 8 : tomcat (ALSA-2026:68677)

🗓️ 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Multiple vulnerabilities in AlmaLinux 8 tomcat with authentication and security constraint bypass.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2026:68677.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(347977);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/18");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-41293",
    "CVE-2026-42498",
    "CVE-2026-43512",
    "CVE-2026-43513",
    "CVE-2026-43515",
    "CVE-2026-55957",
    "CVE-2026-59083",
    "CVE-2026-59084"
  );
  script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2026:68677");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:68677");

  script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 8 : tomcat (ALSA-2026:68677)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
ALSA-2026:68677 advisory.

    * 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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-68677.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68677");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-43512");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(1188, 1286, 178, 201, 303, 305, 551, 807);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/03/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-admin-webapps");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-docs-webapp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-el-3.0-api");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-lib");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:tomcat-webapps");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alma 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_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 8.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'tomcat-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'tomcat-el-3.0-api-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'tomcat-jsp-2.3-api-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'tomcat-lib-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'tomcat-servlet-4.0-api-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'},
      {'reference':'tomcat-webapps-9.0.120-1.el8_10', 'el_string':'el8_10', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'1'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(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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