Fedora 32 update for slurm

1) Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel

EUVDB-ID: #VU46672

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12693

CWE-ID: CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition during authentication process, if Message Aggregation is enabled. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted request to the application, bypass authentication process and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 32

slurm: before 19.05.7-1.fc32

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:slurm:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-e95ef17134

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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