Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Bypass of rules in Rewrite Valve (CVE-2025-31651) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Denial of service (CVE-2025-61795) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Directory traversal via rewrite with possible RCE (CVE-2025-55752) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers three Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. CVE-2025-31651 allows bypassing rules in the Rewrite Valve. CVE-2025-61795 is a denial of service vulnerability in tomcat-catalina. CVE-2025-55752 involves directory traversal via rewrite with possible remote code execution. Red Hat has released updated tomcat packages (version 10.1.36-3.el10_1.1) to fix these issues. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23050 for detailed patch information and remediation instructions.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, cause denial of service conditions, or potentially execute arbitrary code via directory traversal. These issues impact the security and availability of Apache Tomcat instances running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update for tomcat-10.1.36-3.el10_1.1 or later as provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Refer to Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23050 and the article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No alternative mitigations are stated; applying the official update is the recommended action.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update
Description
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container for the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. Security Fix(es): * tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Bypass of rules in Rewrite Valve (CVE-2025-31651) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Denial of service (CVE-2025-61795) * tomcat: org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina: Apache Tomcat: Directory traversal via rewrite with possible RCE (CVE-2025-55752) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers three Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. CVE-2025-31651 allows bypassing rules in the Rewrite Valve. CVE-2025-61795 is a denial of service vulnerability in tomcat-catalina. CVE-2025-55752 involves directory traversal via rewrite with possible remote code execution. Red Hat has released updated tomcat packages (version 10.1.36-3.el10_1.1) to fix these issues. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:23050 for detailed patch information and remediation instructions.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass rewrite rules, cause denial of service conditions, or potentially execute arbitrary code via directory traversal. These issues impact the security and availability of Apache Tomcat instances running on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Tomcat packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update for tomcat-10.1.36-3.el10_1.1 or later as provided in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Refer to Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23050 and the article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No alternative mitigations are stated; applying the official update is the recommended action.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23050
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-55752","CVE-2025-61795"]
Threat ID: 6a2929b98dd33fbd8517f4b0
Added to database: 06/10/2026, 09:09:13 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:22:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 76
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