Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0142: tomcat (ALINUX3-SA-2025:0142)

high Nessus Plugin ID 255236

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-2025:0142 advisory.

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

CVE-2025-48976:
Allocation of resources for multipart headers with insufficient limits enabled a DoS vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload.
This issue affects Apache Commons FileUpload: from 1.0 before 1.6; from 2.0.0-M1 before 2.0.0-M4.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 1.6 or 2.0.0-M4, which fix the issue.

CVE-2025-48988:
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

CVE-2025-48989:
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in Apache Tomcat made Tomcat vulnerable to the made you reset attack.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.9, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.43 and from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.107. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to one of versions 11.0.10, 10.1.44 or 9.0.108 which fix the issue.

CVE-2025-49125:
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. When using PreResources or PostResources mounted other than at the root of the web application, it was possible to access those resources via an unexpected path. That path was likely not to be protected by the same security constraints as the expected path, allowing those security constraints to be bypassed.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.

CVE-2025-52434:
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat when using the APR/Native connector. This was particularly noticeable with client initiated closes of HTTP/2 connections.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.106.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.107, which fixes the issue.

CVE-2025-52520:
For some unlikely configurations of multipart upload, an Integer Overflow vulnerability in Apache Tomcat could lead to a DoS via bypassing of size limits.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.8, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.42, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.106.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 through 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.9, 10.1.43 or 9.0.107, which fix the issue.

CVE-2025-53506:
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Tomcat if an HTTP/2 client did not acknowledge the initial settings frame that reduces the maximum permitted concurrent streams.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.8, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.42, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.106.
The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 through 8.5.100.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.9, 10.1.43 or 9.0.107, which fix 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-20250142.xml

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 255236

File Name: alinux3_sa_2025-0142.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/26/2025

Updated: 8/26/2025

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2025

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