UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15824

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15824
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15824.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15824
Related
Published
2020-08-08T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:22:14Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In JetBrains Kotlin from 1.4-M1 to 1.4-RC (as Kotlin 1.3.7x is not affected by the issue. Fixed version is 1.4.0) there is a script-cache privilege escalation vulnerability due to kotlin-main-kts cached scripts in the system temp directory, which is shared by all users by default.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / kotlin

Package

Name
kotlin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kotlin@1.3.31+~1.0.1+~0.11.12-2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.31+~1.0.1+~0.11.12-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / kotlin

Package

Name
kotlin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kotlin@1.3.31+ds1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.31+ds1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / kotlin

Package

Name
kotlin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/kotlin@1.3.31+ds1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.31+ds1-1build5
1.3.31+ds1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}