Untrusted search path in SchedMD Slurm
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-15566 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-426 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Slurm Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | SchedMD |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path
EUVDB-ID: #VU37992
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15566
CWE-ID:
CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSlurm: 17.11.0
External linkshttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101675
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4023
http://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=193#OPT_193
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
