SB2020111743 - Fedora 33 update for slurm

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SB2020111743 - Fedora 33 update for slurm

Published: November 17, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020111743
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27745)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PMIx MPI plugin. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger buffer overflow in RPC implementation and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27746)

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 update from vendor's website.

References