CVE-2017-8418

NameCVE-2017-8418
DescriptionRuboCop 0.48.1 and earlier does not use /tmp in safe way, allowing local users to exploit this to tamper with cache files belonging to other users.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs870852

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rubocop (PTS)bullseye0.89.1+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm1.39.0+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
rubocopsource(unstable)0.49.1+dfsg-1870852

Notes

https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/issues/4336
https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop/commit/dcb258fabd5f2624c1ea0e1634763094590c09d7

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