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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : tomcat (SUSE-SU-2025:02214-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 241342

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02214-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2025-46701: Refactored CGI servlet to access resources via WebResources (bsc#1243815).
 - CVE-2025-48988: Limited the total number of parts in a multi-part request and limits the size of the headers provided with each part (bsc#1244656).
 - CVE-2025-49125: Expand checks for webAppMount (bsc#1244649).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1243815

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1244649

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1244656

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-July/040604.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46701

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48988

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49125

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 241342

File Name: suse_SU-2025-02214-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/4/2025

Updated: 7/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49125

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-48988

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-jsp-2_3-api, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-servlet-4_0-api, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-el-3_0-api, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tomcat-admin-webapps

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-46701, CVE-2025-48988, CVE-2025-49125

IAVA: 2025-A-0389-S, 2025-A-0437

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:02214-1