High

User-writeable configuration file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf allows for escalation of priviliges

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of tomcat on SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8, SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 allows local attackers to escalate from group tomcat to root. This issue affects: SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.39.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS tomcat versions prior to 9.0.35-3.57.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 tomcat versions prior to 8.0.53-29.32.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SA

Announced 29 Jun 2020Group revision 1

Original source ↗

CVE-2020-8022

Primary source · Revision 1

Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.

Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2020-8022

SUSE Enterprise Storage 5

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/3/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/4/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/5/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/6/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/7/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/8/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/9/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/10/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/11/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/12/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/13/product

Affected versions: Not stated in this record
Fixed versions: Not stated in this record
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Enterprise Storage 5",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "9.0.35-3.39.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "9.0.35-3.39.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "9.0.35-3.57.3",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "9.0.35-3.57.3",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "product": "SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "tomcat",
        "lessThan": "8.0.53-29.32.1",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Related CVEs: CVE-2020-8022
Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #15997 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:09:06 GMT
Publisher date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:20:12 GMT

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Revision history

25 Oct 2026CVE-2020-8022 · Revision 1Source updated