Improper access control in Slurm - CVE-2023-49938
Published: December 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84783
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49938
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SchedMD
Affected software:
Slurm
Slurm
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can modify extended group list that is used with the sbcast subsystem, and open files with an unauthorized set of extended groups
How to mitigate CVE-2023-49938
Install updates from vendor's website.