SB2021012910 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SchedMD Slurm

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SB2021012910 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SchedMD Slurm

Published: January 29, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021012910
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19728)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to Slurm executes srun --uid with incorrect privileges. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


2) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19727)

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

CVSSv4: 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


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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References