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The Tomcat init script in the tomcat7 package before 7.0.56-3+deb8u4 and tomcat8 package before 8.0.14-1+deb8u3 on Debian jessie and the tomcat6 and libtomcat6-java packages before 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, the tomcat7 and libtomcat7-java packages before 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and tomcat8 and libtomcat8-java packages before 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the tomcat account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the Catalina log file, as demonstrated by /var/log/tomcat7/catalina.out.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade tomcat6Upgrade tomcat8Upgrade tomcat7 | Sep 15, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-servers/tomcat. | Oct 30, 2017 | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tomcat7Upgrade tomcat8Upgrade libtomcat8-javaUpgrade libservlet2.5-javaUpgrade libtomcat6-javaUpgrade tomcat6Upgrade libtomcat7-java | Oct 3, 2016 | Oct 3, 2016 |
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