Fedora 31 update for slurm

Published: 2019-12-23 | Updated: 2025-04-25

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-19727 CVE-2019-19728
CWE-ID	CWE-732 CWE-269
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system slurm Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU50144

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19727

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application sets insecure permissions to the slurmdbd.conf file. A local user can read the file and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 31

slurm: before 19.05.5-1.fc31

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-f5fe4e10d7

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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU50141