CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5425

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, allowing local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

Risk Assessment

Local users can gain unauthorized access to administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to change the permissions of the tomcat.conf file to restrict access to authorized users and review the configuration of the tomcat group.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS