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openSUSE: Tomcat Important Dos and RCE Fixes 2025:4159-1

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Calendar Grey November 21, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical security update for openSUSE addresses important vulnerabilities in Tomcat software with detailed patch instructions.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

Update to Tomcat 9.0.111:

* CVE-2025-55752: Fixed directory traversal via rewrite with possible RCE if

PUT is enabled (bsc#1252753)

* CVE-2025-55754: Fixed improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control

sequences vulnerability (bsc#1252905)

* CVE-2025-61795: Fixed denial of service due to temporary copies during the

processing of multipart upload (bsc#1252756)

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Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2025-4159=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4159=1

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP6-2025-4159=1

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP7-2025-4159=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-4159=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-4159=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-4159=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

zypper in -t...

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Package List

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (noarch)

* tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-lib-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-webapps-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)

* tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-jsvc-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-lib-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-webapps-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-javadoc-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-embed-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6 (noarch)

* tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-lib-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-webapps-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.111-150200.96.1

* tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.111-150200.96.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1252753

* bsc#1252756

* bsc#1252905

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55752.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55754.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61795.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252753

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252756

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252905

Severity
important
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Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4159-1
Release Date: 2025-11-21T14:32:43Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP6 * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP7

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