Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Slurm - CVE-2019-19727
Published: January 13, 2020 / Updated: January 29, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50144
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Slurm
Slurm
Software vendor:
SchedMD
SchedMD
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.