Ubuntu
tomcat7 package

catalina.properties use hard references to /var/lib/tomcat7/

Bug #1068405 reported by H.-Dirk Schmitt
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Bug Description

The file /usr/share/tomcat7/skel/conf/catalina.properties (and also /etc/tomcat7/catalina.properties) has hard references to /var/lib/tomcat7/.

If /var/lib/tomcat7/{common,server,shared} contains a jar for one tomcat7 instance, this leaks to all other installations.

To avoid this problem the property reference ${catalina.base} should be used.
A second tomcat instance can now set $CATALINA_BASE to something else (as /var/lib/tomcat7).

Tags: precise
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H.-Dirk Schmitt (dirk-computer42) wrote :

Verified for :
 tomcat7 7.0.26-1ubuntu1.1 Servlet and JSP engine
 tomcat6 6.0.35-1ubuntu3 Servlet and JSP engine

tags: added: precise
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in tomcat7 (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
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James Page (james-page) wrote :

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug.

I can see how /var/lib/tomcat7/* could leak into instances created using tomcat7-instance-create; Marking 'Low' and 'Triaged'

Changed in tomcat6 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Changed in tomcat7 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
importance: Medium → Low
Changed in tomcat6 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Changed in tomcat7 (Debian):
status: New → Fix Released
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Edward Glowacki (glowack2) wrote :

The fix for this from Debian has broken the class loader.

Per this bug report, /var/lib/tomcat7 should be replaced with ${catalina.base}, however it appears that when they fixed it they used ${catalina.home} instead. This affects all 3 loaders (common, server, shared) as defined in /etc/tomcat7/catalina.properties.

As a result, placing files in /var/lib/tomcat7/common (or .../server or .../shared or any of their classes/ subfolders) will no longer result in them being loaded by tomcat.

Broken for Ubuntu 13.10 with tomcat7 7.0.42-1.

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Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco) wrote :

Edward how do you suggest to fix?

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H.-Dirk Schmitt (dirk-computer42) wrote :

The wrong fix is also included in ubuntu - so I close the bug report here.

The problem mentioned from Edward Glowcki in comment #3 is covered b
y https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/tomcat7/+bug/1482893

Changed in tomcat6 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Changed in tomcat7 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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