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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-15288: Scala: Privilege escalation

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-15288: Scala: Privilege escalation

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/15/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/17/2018
Modified
12/17/2018

Description

The compilation daemon in Scala before 2.10.7, 2.11.x before 2.11.12, and 2.12.x before 2.12.4 uses weak permissions for private files in /tmp/scala-devel/${USER:shared}/scalac-compile-server-port, which allows local users to write to arbitrary class files and consequently gain privileges.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-scala

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