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Oracle Linux 8 : tomcat (ELSA-2025-14177)

high Nessus Plugin ID 253064

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2025-14177 advisory.

 - Resolves: RHEL-102193 tomcat: http/2 'MadeYouReset' DoS attack through HTTP/2 control frames (CVE-2025-48989)
 - Resolves: RHEL-108486 tomcat: Apache Commons FileUpload DOS via part headers (CVE-2025-48976)
 - Resolves: RHEL-108494 tomcat: Dos in multipart upload (CVE-2025-48988)
 - Resolves: RHEL-108502 tomcat: Security constraint bypass for pre/post-resources (CVE-2025-49125)
 - Resolves: RHEL-108510 tomcat: Denial of service (CVE-2025-52434)
 - Resolves: RHEL-108524 tomcat: Denial of service (CVE-2025-52520)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-14177.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 253064

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-14177.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/20/2025

Updated: 8/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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: 8.9

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-53506

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-el-3.0-api, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48976, CVE-2025-48988, CVE-2025-48989, CVE-2025-49125, CVE-2025-52434, CVE-2025-52520, CVE-2025-53506

IAVA: 2025-A-0437-S, 2025-A-0478-S, 2025-A-0582