SB2016101008 - Privilege Escalation in Oracle Linux
Published: October 10, 2016 Updated: March 14, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101008
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege Escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5425)
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to access contror error. A malicious user with 'tomcat' user privileges can modify the 'tomcat.conf'that will let him execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the local attacker to obtain elevated privileges that may lead to vulnerable system compromising.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.