High severity vulnerability that affects org.scala-lang:scala-compiler
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Oct 19, 2018
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Feb 1, 2023
Package
Affected versions
< 2.10.7
>= 2.11.0, < 2.11.12
>= 2.12.0, < 2.12.4
Patched versions
2.10.7
2.11.12
2.12.4
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Nov 15, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Oct 19, 2018
Reviewed
Jun 16, 2020
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
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.
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