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CVE-2011-2729

Published: 15 August 2011

native/unix/native/jsvc-unix.c in jsvc in the Daemon component 1.0.3 through 1.0.6 in Apache Commons, as used in Apache Tomcat 5.5.32 through 5.5.33, 6.0.30 through 6.0.32, and 7.0.x before 7.0.20 on Linux, does not drop capabilities, which allows remote attackers to bypass read permissions for files via a request to an application.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
tomcat isn't built with commons
jdstrand
according to upstream, needs to be built with libcap to be affected.
Only Ubuntu 11.04 and later are built with libcap.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
commons-daemon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

natty
Released (1.0.4-1ubuntu0.1)
oneiric
Released (1.0.6-1ubuntu0.1)
upstream
Released (1.0.7-1)
Patches:
upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1152701