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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.
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
16.04 xenial | libtomcat8-java – 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 | ||
tomcat8 – 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.2 | |||
14.04 trusty | libtomcat7-java – 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 | ||
tomcat7 – 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.7 | |||
12.04 precise | libtomcat6-java – 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8 | ||
tomcat6 – 6.0.35-1ubuntu3.8 |
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