Debian: DSA-3669-1 Moderate: Tomcat7 Local Escalation Issue
debian
September 15, 2016
Dawid Golunski of LegalHackers discovered that the Tomcat init script performed unsafe file handling, which could result in local privilege escalation
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Summary
Dawid Golunski of LegalHackers discovered that the Tomcat init script
performed unsafe file handling, which could result in local privilege
escalation.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 7.0.56-3+deb8u4.
We recommend that you upgrade your tomcat7 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: tomcat7
CVE ID: CVE-2016-1240
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