CVE-2016-5425
Published: 13 October 2016
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
tomcat6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
tomcat7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
tomcat8 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |