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RockyLinux 9 : tomcat (RLSA-2025:14181)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266561

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2025:14181 advisory.

 * tomcat: Apache Tomcat DoS in multipart upload (CVE-2025-48988)

 * tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Security constraint bypass for pre/post-resources (CVE-2025-49125)

 * apache-commons-fileupload: Apache Commons FileUpload DoS via part headers (CVE-2025-48976)

 * tomcat: http/2 MadeYouReset DoS attack through HTTP/2 control frames (CVE-2025-48989)

 * tomcat: Apache Tomcat denial of service (CVE-2025-52520)

 * tomcat: Apache Tomcat denial of service (CVE-2025-52434)

 * tomcat: Apache Tomcat denial of service (CVE-2025-53506)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:14181

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2373015

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2373018

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2373020

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2373309

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379374

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379382

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379386

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266561

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-14181.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/4/2025

Updated: 10/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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: 8.9

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:rocky:linux:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:tomcat-webapps, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2025

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