vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-1240): Tomcat vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 3, 2016 | Oct 3, 2016 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 3, 2016
Added
Oct 3, 2016
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
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)
This update also reverts a change in behaviour introduced in USN-3024-1 by
setting mapperContextRootRedirectEnabled to True by default.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libservlet2-5-javaubuntu-upgrade-libtomcat6-javaubuntu-upgrade-libtomcat7-javaubuntu-upgrade-libtomcat8-javaubuntu-upgrade-tomcat6ubuntu-upgrade-tomcat7ubuntu-upgrade-tomcat8
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