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SUSE: 2020:1790-1 Important: Local Root Exploit Fix for Tomcat

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Calendar Grey June 26, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for Tomcat mitigates a potential local privilege escalation issue, reinforcing system security and stability.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-8022: Fixed a local root exploit due to improper permissions (bsc#1172405) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP1-2020-1790=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting 15-SP1 (noarch): tomcat-9.0.35-4.35.1 tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.35-4.35.1 tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.35-4.35.1 tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.35-4.35.1 tomcat-lib-9.0.35-4.35.1 tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.35-4.35.1 tomcat-webapps-9.0.35-4.35.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory patch important local tomcat suse root exploit

References

#1172405

Cross- CVE-2020-8022

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8022.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172405

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1790-1
Rating: important

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security advisory patch important local tomcat suse root exploit

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