Security update for tomcat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01521-1
Release Date: 2025-05-29T14:04:14Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-31650 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-31650 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31650 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31650 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31651 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-31651 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-31651 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31651 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • Web and Scripting Module 15-SP7

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

Update to Tomcat 9.0.104

  • CVE-2025-31650: invalid priority field values should be ignored (bsc#1242008)
  • CVE-2025-31651: Better handling of URLs with literal ';' and '?' (bsc#1242009)

Full changelog:

https://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-9.0-doc/changelog.htm

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Web and Scripting Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP7-2025-1521=1

Package List:

  • Web and Scripting Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.104-150200.81.1
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.104-150200.81.1
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.104-150200.81.1
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.104-150200.81.1
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.104-150200.81.1
    • tomcat-9.0.104-150200.81.1
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.104-150200.81.1

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