Description
A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of tomcat on SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 allows local attackers to escalate from group tomcat to root. This issue affects: SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.57.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.57.3. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 | tomcat – < 9.0.35-3.39.1 | 9.0.35-3.39.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 | tomcat – < 9.0.35-3.39.1 | 9.0.35-3.39.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | tomcat – < 9.0.35-3.57.3 | 9.0.35-3.57.3 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 | tomcat – < 9.0.35-3.57.3 | 9.0.35-3.57.3 |
| SUSE | SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
| SUSE | SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | tomcat – < 8.0.53-29.32.1 | 8.0.53-29.32.1 |
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | tomcat | 9.0.35-4.35.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1790-1 |
| SLES 15 | tomcat | 9.0.35-3.57.3 | SUSE-SU-2020:1789-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | tomcat | 9.0.35-3.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1788-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | tomcat | 9.0.35-3.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1788-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP2 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | tomcat | 9.0.35-3.57.3 | SUSE-SU-2020:1789-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | tomcat | 9.0.35-3.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1788-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | tomcat | 9.0.35-3.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1788-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | tomcat | 9.0.35-3.57.3 | SUSE-SU-2020:1789-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
| SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | tomcat | 8.0.53-29.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | tomcat | 9.0.35-lp151.3.21.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0911-1 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2020:1790-1 Security update for tomcat SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0911-1 Security update for tomcat SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:1788-1 Security update for tomcat SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:1791-1 Security update for tomcat SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:1789-1 Security update for tomcat SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172405
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0911 vendor-advisory
- [tomcat-users] 20200902 Re: regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57 mailing-list
- [tomcat-users] 20200902 regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57 mailing-list
- [axis-java-dev] 20210228 axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependency mailing-list
- [axis-java-dev] 20210307 Re: axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependency mailing-list