USN-3081-1: Tomcat vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3081-1
19th September, 2016
tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- tomcat6
– Servlet and JSP engine - tomcat7
– Servlet and JSP engine - tomcat8
– Servlet and JSP engine
Details
Dawid Golunski discovered that the Tomcat init script incorrectly handled
creating log files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain root privileges. (CVE-2016-1240)
This update also reverts a change in behaviour introduced in USN-3024-1 by
setting mapperContextRootRedirectEnabled to True by default.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libtomcat8-java
8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2
-
tomcat8
8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
tomcat7
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7
-
libtomcat7-java
7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libtomcat6-java
6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8
-
tomcat6
6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3081-1: Tomcat vulnerability
