Multiple vulnerabilities in SchedMD Slurm



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2019-19728
CVE-2019-19727
CWE-ID CWE-269
CWE-732
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Slurm
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor SchedMD

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

Updated: 29.01.2021

Added vulnerability #VU50144.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU50141

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19728

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to Slurm executes srun --uid with incorrect privileges. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Slurm: 18.08.0.0 - 19.05.4.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00038.html
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159692
http://lists.schedmd.com/pipermail/slurm-announce/
http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4841
http://www.schedmd.com/news.php


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU50144

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19727

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application sets insecure permissions to the slurmdbd.conf file. A local user can read the file and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Slurm: 18.08.0.0 - 19.05.4.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00038.html
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155784
http://lists.schedmd.com/pipermail/slurm-announce/
http://www.schedmd.com/news.php


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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