[USN-7242-1] Tomcat vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7242-1
January 30, 2025

tomcat6 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Tomcat could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- tomcat6: Servlet and JSP engine

Details:

Pierre Ernst discovered that the Tomcat JmxRemoteLifecycleListener did not
implement a recommended fix. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libservlet2.5-java 6.0.39-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7242-1
CVE-2016-8735