SB20250820129 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for tomcat



SB20250820129 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for tomcat

Published: August 20, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250820129
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48988)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling multipart requests. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper Protection of Alternate Path (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49125)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when using PreResources or PostResources mounted other than at the root of the web application. A remote attacker can bypass configured security rules using a alternate path and gain unauthorized access to the application. 


3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48976)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons FileUpload provided a hard-coded limit of 10kB for the size of the headers associated with a multipart request. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48989)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request to the web server and consume all available memory resources, leading to a denial of service. 

Note, this vulnerability is known as HTTP/2 Made You Reset Attack.


5) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52520)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to overflow in file upload limit. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53506)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling excessive HTTP/2 streams. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.