Description
The (1) tomcat5, (2) tomcat6, and (3) tomcat7 init scripts, as used in the RPM distribution of Tomcat for JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 and 2.0.0, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, allow local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (a) tomcat5-initd.log, (b) tomcat6-initd.log, (c) catalina.out, or (d) tomcat7-initd.log.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | tomcat6 +8 | 6.0.24-55.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:0869 |
| RHEL 5 | tomcat5 +10 | 5.5.23-0jpp.40.el5_9 | RHSA-2013:0870 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2 | tomcat6 +9 | 6.0.35-12_patch_07.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2013:0871 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2 | tomcat7 +9 | 7.0.30-5_patch_03.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2013:0871 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat5 +12 | 5.5.33-33_patch_09.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2013:0872 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat6 +9 | 6.0.32-32_patch_09.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2013:0872 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | mariadb104 | 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10 | SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | python-mysqlclient | 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7 | SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | lz4 | 1.8.0-3.5.2 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | mariadb-connector-c | 3.1.22-2.35.1 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | mariadb104 | 10.4.30-8.5.46 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | python-mysqlclient | 1.3.14-8.9.2 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | mariadb104 | 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10 | SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | python-mysqlclient | 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7 | SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | lz4 | 1.8.0-3.5.2 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | mariadb-connector-c | 3.1.22-2.35.1 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | mariadb104 | 10.4.30-8.5.46 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | python-mysqlclient | 1.3.14-8.9.2 | SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | mariadb104 | 10.4.30-150100.3.5.10 | SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | python-mysqlclient | 1.4.6-150100.3.3.7 | SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | mariadb | 10.0.22-3.8 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10153-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | tomcat | 8.0.36-3.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10446-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | tomcat10 | 10.1.14-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13441-1 |
Advisories 9
- RHSA-2013:0871 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat6 and tomcat7 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0872 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat5 and tomcat6 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0870 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat5 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0869 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat6 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- SUSE-RU-2023:4991-1 Recommended update for mariadb104 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10153-1 libmysqlclient-devel-10.0.22-3.8 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10446-1 tomcat-8.0.36-3.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13441-1 tomcat10-10.1.14-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-RU-2023:3956-1 Recommended update for mariadb104 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- RHSA-2013:0871 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0869 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927622
- RHSA-2013:0870 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0872 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1306 vendor-advisory