Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 758
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 758

Ubuntu 25.04: USN-7525-2 Critical: Tomcat Sensitive File Exposure

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 27, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A recent Tomcat vulnerability report for Ubuntu highlights the risks of unauthorized access to sensitive files and the potential for remote code execution threats
Tomcat could expose sensitive files or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Tomcat could expose sensitive files or run programs if it received

specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:

- tomcat9: Apache Tomcat 9 - Servlet and JSP engine

Details:

USN-7525-1 fixed CVE-2025-24813 for tomcat9 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS,

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes it for

tomcat9 in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.10.

These versions include only the tomcat library (libtomcat9-java)

and not the full tomcat server stack.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Apache Tomcat incorrectly implemented partial

PUT functionality by replacing path separators with dots in temporary

files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access

sensitive files, inject malicious content, or execute remote code.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution exposure tomcat ubuntu network attack

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  libtomcat9-java                 9.0.70-2ubuntu1.25.04.1

Ubuntu 24.10
  libtomcat9-java                 9.0.70-2ubuntu1.24.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libtomcat9-java                 9.0.70-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7525-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7525-2

CVE-2025-24813

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7525-2

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution exposure tomcat ubuntu network attack

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat9/9.0.70-2ubuntu1.25.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tomcat9/9.0.70-2ubuntu1.24.10.1

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here