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Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0053: tomcat (ALINUX3-SA-2025:0053)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 236266

Synopsis

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2025:0053 advisory.

 Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

 CVE-2024-50379:
 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability during JSP compilation in Apache Tomcat permits an RCE on case insensitive file systems when the default servlet is enabled for write (non-default configuration).
 This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.1, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.33, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.97.
 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.2, 10.1.34 or 9.0.98, which fixes the issue.

 CVE-2025-24813:
 Path Equivalence: 'file.Name' (Internal Dot) leading toRemote Code Execution and/or Information disclosureand/or malicious content added to uploaded files via write enabledDefault Servletin Apache Tomcat.
 This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.2, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.34, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.98.
 If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to view security sensitive files and/or inject content into those files:
 -writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default)
 - support for partial PUT (enabled by default)
 - a target URL for security sensitive uploads that was a sub-directory ofa target URL for public uploads
 -attacker knowledge of the names of security sensitive files beinguploaded
 -the security sensitive files also being uploaded via partial PUT If all of the following were true, a malicious user was able to perform remote code execution:
 - writes enabled for the default servlet (disabled by default)
 -support for partial PUT (enabled by default)
 -application was using Tomcat's file based session persistence with thedefault storage location
 -application included a library that may be leveraged in adeserialization attack Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.3, 10.1.35 or 9.0.99, which fixes the issue.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://mirrors.aliyun.com/alinux/3/cve/alinux3-sa-20250053.xml

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 236266

File Name: alinux3_sa_2025-0053.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/14/2025

Updated: 5/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24813

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 9.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:tomcat

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Alibaba/release, Host/Alibaba/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-50379, CVE-2025-24813