SB2018121714 - Gentoo update for Scala
Published: December 17, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018121714
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15288)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the compilation daemon uses weak permissions for private files in /tmp/scala-devel/${USER:shared}/scalac-compile-server-port. A local attacker can write to arbitrary class files and consequently gain privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.