Improper Access Control Affecting tomcat-webapps package, versions <0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed10 Oct 2016
Introduced: 10 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-6325 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 tomcat-webapps to version 0:7.0.54-8.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2046.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-webapps package and not the tomcat-webapps package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6325
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2046