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GLSA-201812-08 : Scala: Privilege escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 119704

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201812-08 (Scala: Privilege escalation)

 It was discovered that Scala’s compilation daemon does not properly manage permissions for private files.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could escalate privileges.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Scala users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/scala-2.12.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119704

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201812-08.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 12/17/2018

Updated: 3/27/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:scala, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15288

GLSA: 201812-08