CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-48989

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Aug 13, 2025 | Modified: Nov 04, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in Apache Tomcat made Tomcat vulnerable to the made you reset attack.

This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.9, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.43 and from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.107. Older, EOL versions may also be affected.

Users are recommended to upgrade to one of versions 11.0.10, 10.1.44 or 9.0.108 which fix the issue.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
TomcatApache9.0.1 (including)9.0.108 (excluding)
TomcatApache10.0.0 (including)10.1.44 (excluding)
TomcatApache11.0.0 (including)11.0.10 (excluding)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone1 (including)9.0.0-milestone1 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone10 (including)9.0.0-milestone10 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone11 (including)9.0.0-milestone11 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone12 (including)9.0.0-milestone12 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone13 (including)9.0.0-milestone13 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone14 (including)9.0.0-milestone14 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone15 (including)9.0.0-milestone15 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone16 (including)9.0.0-milestone16 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone17 (including)9.0.0-milestone17 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone18 (including)9.0.0-milestone18 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone19 (including)9.0.0-milestone19 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone2 (including)9.0.0-milestone2 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone20 (including)9.0.0-milestone20 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone21 (including)9.0.0-milestone21 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone22 (including)9.0.0-milestone22 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone23 (including)9.0.0-milestone23 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone24 (including)9.0.0-milestone24 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone25 (including)9.0.0-milestone25 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone26 (including)9.0.0-milestone26 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone27 (including)9.0.0-milestone27 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone3 (including)9.0.0-milestone3 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone4 (including)9.0.0-milestone4 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone5 (including)9.0.0-milestone5 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone6 (including)9.0.0-milestone6 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone7 (including)9.0.0-milestone7 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone8 (including)9.0.0-milestone8 (including)
TomcatApache9.0.0-milestone9 (including)9.0.0-milestone9 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10RedHattomcat9-1:9.0.87-5.el10_0.3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10RedHattomcat-1:10.1.36-1.el10_0.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHattomcat-1:9.0.87-1.el8_10.6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRedHattomcat-1:9.0.87-1.el8_8.7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHattomcat-1:9.0.87-1.el8_8.7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHattomcat-1:9.0.87-3.el9_6.3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHattomcat-1:9.0.87-1.el9_2.6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportRedHattomcat-1:9.0.87-1.el9_4.6*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8.6RedHattomcat*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8 on RHEL 7RedHatjws5-tomcat-0:9.0.87-14.redhat_00013.1.el7jws*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8 on RHEL 8RedHatjws5-tomcat-0:9.0.87-14.redhat_00013.1.el8jws*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.8 on RHEL 9RedHatjws5-tomcat-0:9.0.87-14.redhat_00013.1.el9jws*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.2RedHattomcat*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1 on RHEL 10RedHatjws6-tomcat-0:10.1.36-8.redhat_00009.1.el10jws*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1 on RHEL 8RedHatjws6-tomcat-0:10.1.36-8.redhat_00009.1.el8jws*
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1 on RHEL 9RedHatjws6-tomcat-0:10.1.36-8.redhat_00009.1.el9jws*
Tomcat10Ubuntudevel*
Tomcat10Ubuntuesm-apps/noble*
Tomcat10Ubuntunoble*
Tomcat10Ubuntuplucky*
Tomcat10Ubuntuquesting*
Tomcat10Ubuntuupstream*
Tomcat11Ubuntudevel*
Tomcat11Ubuntuquesting*
Tomcat11Ubuntuupstream*
Tomcat9Ubuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Tomcat9Ubuntuesm-apps/focal*
Tomcat9Ubuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Tomcat9Ubuntujammy*
Tomcat9Ubuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

References