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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3081-2 Critical: Tomcat Remote Access Flaw

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Calendar Grey October 27, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3082-1 highlights a vulnerability in nginx that could permit unauthorized file access.
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:

- tomcat6: Servlet and JSP engine

Details:

Dawid Golunski discovered that the Tomcat init script incorrectly

handled creating log files. A remote attacker could possibly use this

issue to obtain root privileges. (CVE-2016-1240)

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote access software issue root privileges tomcat ubuntu

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libservlet2.5-java              6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3081-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3081-1

CVE-2016-1240

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October 27, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote access software issue root privileges tomcat ubuntu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat6/6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

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