Ubuntu alert USN-7282-1 (tomcat7)

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Nico Campuzano <nicolas.campuzano@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-7282-1] tomcat7 vulnerabilities
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Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:50:25 -0500
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7282-1
February 21, 2025

tomcat7 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

tomcat7 could be made to execute arbitrary code.

Software Description:
- tomcat7: Servlet and JSP engine

Details:

It was discovered that Tomcat incorrectly handled being configured with
HTTP PUTs enabled. A remote attacker could use this issue to upload a JSP
file to the server and execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libtomcat7-java                 7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   tomcat7                         7.0.68-1ubuntu0.4+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7282-1
   CVE-2017-12616, CVE-2017-12617



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