SB2010092908 - Privilege escalation in Slurm
Published: September 29, 2010 Updated: January 29, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010092908
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) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3380)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the init.d/slurm and init.d/slurmdbd scripts place the . (dot) directory in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH. A local user can place a malicious binary into the current working directory and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.