#VU46672 Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Slurm - CVE-2020-12693 

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#VU46672 Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Slurm - CVE-2020-12693

Published: September 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46672
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12693
CWE-ID: CWE-288
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Slurm
Software vendor:
SchedMD

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition during authentication process, if Message Aggregation is enabled. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted request to the application, bypass authentication process and execute arbitrary code on the system.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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