CVE-2025-48988
Description
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105. The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are known to be affected: 8.5.0 though 8.5.100. Other, older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Arch Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 10.1.52-1~deb13u1 |
| sid | Fixed | 10.1.46-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 10.1.46-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 9.0.107-0+deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 10.1.52-1~deb12u1 |
Red Hat Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=11.0.0-M1,<11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=10.1.0-M1,<10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=9.0.0.M1,<9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=11.0.0-M1,<11.0.8 | 11.0.8 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=10.1.0-M1,<10.1.42 | 10.1.42 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=9.0.0.M1,<9.0.106 | 9.0.106 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=8.5.0,<=8.5.100 | |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core | >=8.5.0,<=8.5.100 | |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14181
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:14177
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48988
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/2b0ab14fb55d4edc896e5f1817f2ab76f714ae5e
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/cdde8e655bc1c5c60a07efd216251d77c52fd7f6
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/ee8042ffce4cb9324dfd79efda5984f37bbb6910
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/nzkqsok8t42qofgqfmck536mtyzygp18
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00009.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/16/1
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48988.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:14181
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48988
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14177
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2373015
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2373018
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2373020
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2373309
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2379374
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2379382
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2379386
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-14177.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.