Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-42340
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The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. The fix for bug 63362 present in Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M5, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.11, 9.0.40 to 9.0.53 and 8.5.60 to 8.5.71 introduced a memory leak. The object introduced to collect metrics for HTTP upgrade connections was not released for WebSocket connections once the connection was closed. This created a memory leak that, over time, could lead to a denial of service via an OutOfMemoryError. (CVE-2021-42340) Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor. File data…Read More

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