Buffer overflow in Slurm - CVE-2020-27745

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU50143

Buffer overflow in Slurm - CVE-2020-27745

Published: November 27, 2020 / Updated: January 29, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50143
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27745
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PMIx MPI plugin. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger buffer overflow in RPC implementation and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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