Untrusted search path in Slurm - CVE-2010-3380
Published: September 29, 2010 / Updated: January 29, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50145
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3380
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the init.d/slurm and init.d/slurmdbd scripts place the . (dot) directory in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH. A local user can place a malicious binary into the current working directory and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Slurm
How to mitigate CVE-2010-3380
Install updates from vendor's website.
Slurm - update to 2.1.14.1