Bug 2539616 (CVE-2026-79677)

Summary:	CVE-2026-79677 tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Denial of Service due to lost asynchronous WebSocket write timeouts
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	csutherl, dsoumis, jclere, jwon, pjindal, plodge, rhel-process-autobot, rmaucher, szappis, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in Apache Tomcat. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting lost timeouts for asynchronous WebSocket writes. This can lead to the affected system becoming unresponsive or unavailable.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-23 18:23:45 UTC

Missing release of resource after effective lifetime, Comparison using wrong factors vulnerability in Apache Tomcat allows a denial of service as a result of lost time outs for asynchronous WebSocket writes.



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.25, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.59, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.121.



The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.43 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.26, 10.1.60 or 9.0.122, which fix the issue.