Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU50141

Improper Privilege Management in Slurm - CVE-2019-19728

Published: January 13, 2020 / Updated: January 29, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50141

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19728

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Slurm

Software vendor:
SchedMD

Description

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.

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