#VU50142 Race condition in Slurm - CVE-2020-27746

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#VU50142 Race condition in Slurm - CVE-2020-27746

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50142
Vulnerability risk: 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-2020-27746
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Slurm
Software vendor:
SchedMD

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the xauth for X11 magic cookies when reading data on the /proc filesystem. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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