Fix CVE(s): CVE-2026-55956, CVE-2026-55957
* SECURITY UPDATE: authentication bypass in JNDIRealm with GSSAPI - debian/patches/CVE-2026-55957.patch: don't reuse GSSAPI SASL auth when validating user credentials in java/org/apache/catalina/realm/JNDIRealm.java - CVE-2026-55957 * SECURITY UPDATE: default servlet security constraint method bypass - debian/patches/CVE-2026-55956.patch: honour per-method constraints mapped to "/" in java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java - CVE-2026-55956
- Products
- libtomcat8-embed-java, libtomcat8-java, tomcat8, tomcat8-admin, tomcat8-common, tomcat8-docs, tomcat8-examples, tomcat8-user
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-55956, CVE-2026-55957
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 11:41 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
* SECURITY UPDATE: authentication bypass in JNDIRealm with GSSAPI - debian/patches/CVE-2026-55957.patch: don't reuse GSSAPI SASL auth when validating user credentials in java/org/apache/catalina/realm/JNDIRealm.java - CVE-2026-55957 * SECURITY UPDATE: default servlet security constraint method bypass - debian/patches/CVE-2026-55956.patch: honour per-method constraints mapped to "/" in java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java - CVE-2026-55956
osv:CLSA-2026-1783352184
libtomcat8-embed-java
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
libtomcat8-java
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
tomcat8
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
tomcat8-admin
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
tomcat8-common
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
tomcat8-docs
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
tomcat8-examples
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
tomcat8-user
Fixed versions: 8.5.100-1ubuntu1~18.04.1+tuxcare.els4
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-26T09:32:03.333633032Z",
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