CVE-2016-5425
Publication date 13 October 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tomcat6 | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
| tomcat7 | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
| tomcat8 | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |