Security update for tomcat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02745-1
Release Date: 2025-08-11T06:20:12Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-52520 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-52520 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-52520 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-53506 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-53506 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-53506 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for tomcat fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-52520: Fixed integer overflow can lead to DoS for some unlikely configurations of multipart upload (bsc#1246388)
  • CVE-2025-53506: Fixed uncontrolled resource HTTP/2 client consumption vulnerability (bsc#1246318)

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2745=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • tomcat-lib-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-javadoc-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-webapps-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-servlet-4_0-api-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-el-3_0-api-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-jsp-2_3-api-9.0.36-3.148.1
    • tomcat-9.0.36-3.148.1

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