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Gentoo: GLSA-200408-15 Normal: Tomcat Insecure Installation Risk

Improper file ownership may allow a member of the tomcat group to execute scripts as root.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Tomcat: Insecure Installation Date: August 15, 2004 Bugs: #59232 ID: 200408-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Improper file ownership may allow a member of the tomcat group to execute scripts as root. Background ========= Tomcat is the Apache Jakarta Project's official implementation of Java Servlets and Java Server Pages. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-www/tomcat < 5.0.27-r3 > = 5.0.27-r3 *> = 4.1.30-r4 *> = 3.3.2-r2 Description ========== The Gentoo ebuild for Tomcat sets the ownership of the Tomcat init scripts as tomcat:tomcat, but those scripts are executed with root privileges when the system is started. This may allow a member of the tomcat group to run arbitrary code with root privileges when the Tomcat init scripts are run. Impact ===== This could lead to a local privilege escalation or root compromise by authenticated users. Workaround ========= Users may change the ownership of /etc/init.d/tomcat* and /etc/conf.d/tomcat* to be root:root: # chown -R root:root /etc/init.d/tomcat* # chown -R root:root/etc/conf.d/tomcat* Resolution ========= All Tomcat users can upgrade to the latest stable version, or simply apply the workaround: # emerge sync # emerge -pv "> =net-www/tomcat-5.0.27-r3" # emerge "> =net-www/tomcat-5.0.27-r3" Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200408-15 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBH4FfzKC5hMHO6rkRAjT7AJ9U2eXQGi5gGFRwokYJx2n/1Nv6mQCffn2w FKP86R2pMqASV4enpi8UOu8=FhC/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Enhance your security posture by analyzing the vulnerabilities tied to the Tomcat setup and implementing measures to prevent root access breaches on Gentoo.. Tomcat Configuration, Gentoo Advisory, Privilege Escalation Risk. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 15, 2004 Gentoo