CVE-2026-78437
Publication date 24 September 2026
Last updated 24 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Incomplete cleanup vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows a malformed request to potentially (depends on timing) cause one request from another user to fail. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.19 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.53 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.116 through 9.0.121. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tomcat6 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| tomcat7 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| tomcat8 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| tomcat9 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| tomcat10 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| tomcat11 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Notes
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xenial tomcat6 only builds libservlet2.5-java, not the Tomcat server binaries bionic tomcat7 only builds libservlet3.0-java, not the Tomcat server binaries xenial tomcat6 only builds libservlet2.5-java, not the Tomcat server binaries bionic tomcat7 only builds libservlet3.0-java, not the Tomcat server binaries xenial tomcat6 only builds libservlet2.5-java, not the Tomcat server binaries bionic tomcat7 only builds libservlet3.0-java, not the Tomcat server binaries
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.3 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78437
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/70579060454a203977b5696ece71e7cbd6ee9bde (11.0.26)
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/4ac5da0906c500f6042844d7f17e9fb174820758 (10.1.60)
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/a28c35055ab11d35929ad564beb1a23a67b39546 (9.0.122)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/qkmsos3s8chn5053qr466rzwv6sk5gjg
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/26