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High · 7.5 CVE-2023-46589 BIT-tomcat-2023-46589EUVD-2023-2957GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76

Apache Tomcat: HTTP request smuggling via malformed trailer headers

Published Nov 28, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.Tomcat from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.15, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.82 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.95 did not correctly parse HTTP trailer headers. A trailer header that exceeded the header size limit could cause Tomcat to treat a single
request as multiple requests leading to the possibility of request
smuggling when behind a reverse proxy.

Older, EOL versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.0-M11 onwards, 10.1.16 onwards, 9.0.83 onwards or 8.5.96 onwards, which fix the issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 – ≤ 11.0.0-M10, 10.1.0-M1 – ≤ 10.1.15, 9.0.0-M1 – ≤ 9.0.82, 8.5.0 – ≤ 8.5.95 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 tomcat10 10.1.16-1 —
Debian 14 tomcat9 9.0.70-2 —
Debian 13 tomcat10 10.1.16-1 —
Debian 13 tomcat9 9.0.70-2 —
Debian 12 tomcat10 10.1.6-1+deb12u2 DSA-5665-1
Debian 12 tomcat9 9.0.70-2 —
Debian 11 tomcat9 9.0.43-2~deb11u10 DSA-5667-1
Debian 10 tomcat9 9.0.31-1~deb10u11 DLA-3707-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 25.10 tomcat9 9.0.70-2ubuntu1.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS tomcat9 9.0.70-2ubuntu0.1 USN-7032-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS tomcat9 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.7 USN-7032-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS tomcat9 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 USN-7032-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS tomcat8 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3 USN-7032-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS tomcat9 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm3 USN-7032-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS tomcat7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS tomcat6 +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 tomcat +7 1:10.1.36-1.el10_0 RHSA-2025:7497
RHEL 9 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.2 RHSA-2024:1134
RHEL 8 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.3 RHSA-2024:0539
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.2 EUS tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-11.el9_2.4 RHSA-2024:1092
RHEL 8.8 EUS tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-5.el8_8.3 RHSA-2024:0532
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6 jws6-tomcat +9 10.1.8-6.redhat_00013.1.el8jws RHSA-2024:1324
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 jws5-tomcat +11 9.0.62-41.redhat_00020.1.el7jws RHSA-2024:1318
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 jws5-tomcat-native 1.2.31-17.redhat_17.el7jws RHSA-2024:1318

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.2 ALSA-2024:1134
AlmaLinux 8 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.3 ALSA-2024:0539

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 8 tomcat 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.3 RLSA-2024:0539
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLES 15 SP5 tomcat10 10.1.18-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0208-1
SLES 15 SP4 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLES 15 SP3 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLES 15 SP2 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLES 15 SP1 tomcat 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0209-1
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 tomcat 9.0.36-3.118.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1058-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0206-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 tomcat 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0209-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 tomcat 9.0.36-3.118.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0206-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 tomcat 9.0.36-150100.4.105.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0209-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed tomcat 9.0.85-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13590-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed tomcat10 10.1.18-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13596-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 tomcat 9.0.85-150200.57.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0472-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 tomcat10 10.1.18-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0208-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 tomcat9 +7 1:9.0.82-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2024-471

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-37.el9_3.2 ELSA-2024-1134
Oracle Linux 8 tomcat +7 1:9.0.62-27.el8_9.3 ELSA-2024-0539

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11 11.0.0-M11 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.16 10.1.16 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.83 9.0.83 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.96 8.5.96 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11 11.0.0-M11 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.0-M11 11.0.0-M11 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.16 10.1.16 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 9.0.0-M1, < 9.0.83 9.0.83 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76
Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core >= 8.5.0, < 8.5.96 8.5.96 GHSA-fccv-jmmp-qg76

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