USN-3081-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3081-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3081-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3081-2
Related
Published
2020-10-27T17:43:46.693212Z
Modified
2020-10-27T17:43:46.693212Z
Summary
tomcat6 vulnerability
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tomcat6

Package

Name
tomcat6
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/tomcat6@6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

6.*

6.0.41-4
6.0.45+dfsg-1
6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

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        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libservlet2.5-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.45+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libservlet2.5-java-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}