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tomcat-native — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86243

Buffer over-read vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Native during the TLS handshake permits a malicious user to trigger a DoS via a JVM crash. This issue affects Apache Tomcat Native: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.15, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.8. Earlier, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.9 or 2.0.16, which fix the issue.

Products
tomcat-native
Affected versions
1.2.35-1, 1.3.1-1, 1.3.7-1, 2.0.14-1, 2.0.16-1
Fixed versions
2.0.16-1
CVEs
CVE-2026-86243
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 03:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86243

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Sept 2026, 13:17 UTC

Buffer over-read vulnerability in Apache Tomcat Native during the TLS handshake permits a malicious user to trigger a DoS via a JVM crash. This issue affects Apache Tomcat Native: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.15, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.8. Earlier, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.9 or 2.0.16, which fix the issue.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-86243

tomcat-native

Fixed versions: Not specified

tomcat-native

Fixed versions: Not specified

tomcat-native

Fixed versions: 2.0.16-1

Complete source record
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