Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a SUSE packaging flaw, not a generic Tomcat application bug. A wrongly writable Tomcat tmpfiles configuration file could let a local attacker move from Tomcat-related access to root. Systems running affected SUSE Tomcat packages should be treated as high priority because successful abuse gives full host control. Exposure is most likely on older SUSE systems using the vendor Tomcat packages named in the CVE. Dependency-only or upstream Apache Tomcat findings need validation against SUSE packaging, installed package versions, and the local tmpfiles configuration permissions. Patch in the normal high-severity Linux server window, faster where Tomcat runs on shared, externally exposed, or high-value systems. The issue is not remotely exploitable by itself, but root escalation can turn a limited foothold into full server compromise. Mitigation focus: Update affected SUSE Tomcat packages to the fixed versions or later.; Follow SUSE advisory and Bugzilla guidance for the specific product stream.; Remove unnecessary users from the tomcat group until remediation is complete..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.55.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172405CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [tomcat-users] 20200902 Re: regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [tomcat-users] 20200902 regarding CVE-2020-8022 applicable to tomcat 8.5.57CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [axis-java-dev] 20210228 axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependencyCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [axis-java-dev] 20210307 Re: axis2 1.7.9 is exposed to CVE-2020-8022 via tomcat dependencyCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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