# CVE-2016-6325: The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-10-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 through 7, JBoss Web Server 3.0, and JBoss EWS 2 uses weak permissions for (1) /etc/sysconfig/tomcat and (2) /etc/tomcat/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93478
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367447
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456

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