Comment 2 for bug 1721749

This bug was fixed in the package tomcat8 - 8.5.21-1ubuntu1.1

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tomcat8 (8.5.21-1ubuntu1.1) artful-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: missing checks when HTTP PUTs enabled (LP: #1721749)
    - debian/patches/CVE-2017-12617.patch: add checks to
      java/org/apache/catalina/servlets/DefaultServlet.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/webresources/AbstractFileResourceSet.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/webresources/DirResourceSet.java,
      java/org/apache/tomcat/util/compat/JrePlatform.java,
      test/org/apache/catalina/webresources/AbstractTestResourceSet.java,
      test/org/apache/catalina/webresources/TestAbstractFileResourceSetPerformance.java.
    - CVE-2017-12617
  * SECURITY UPDATE: incorrectly documented CGI search algorithm
    - debian/patches/CVE-2017-15706.patch: adjust documentation in
      webapps/docs/cgi-howto.xml.
    - CVE-2017-15706
  * SECURITY UPDATE: security constraints mapped to context root are ignored
    - debian/patches/CVE-2018-1304.patch: add check to
      java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java.
    - CVE-2018-1304
  * SECURITY UPDATE: security constraint annotations applied too late
    - debian/patches/CVE-2018-1305.patch: change ordering in
      java/org/apache/catalina/Wrapper.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/authenticator/AuthenticatorBase.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/core/ApplicationContext.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/core/ApplicationServletRegistration.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/core/StandardContext.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/core/StandardWrapper.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/startup/ContextConfig.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/startup/Tomcat.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/startup/WebAnnotationSet.java.
    - CVE-2018-1305
  * SECURITY UPDATE: CORS filter has insecure defaults
    - debian/patches/CVE-2018-8014.patch: change defaults in
      java/org/apache/catalina/filters/CorsFilter.java,
      java/org/apache/catalina/filters/LocalStrings.properties,
      test/org/apache/catalina/filters/TestCorsFilter.java,
      test/org/apache/catalina/filters/TesterFilterConfigs.java.
    - CVE-2018-8014

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Mon, 28 May 2018 09:03:55 -0400