SUSE update for slurm_23_02

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU82228

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41914

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the slurmd/slurmstepd processes. A local user can exploit the race and gain take ownership of an arbitrary file on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package slurm_23_02 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

HPC Module: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

slurm_23_02-doc: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-config: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-config-man: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-webdoc: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-node-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

libpmi0_23_02-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-cray-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-lua-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

libslurm39: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-torque: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

libnss_slurm2_23_02: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-sview-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-sview: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

perl-slurm_23_02: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-slurmdbd-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

libslurm39-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-sql-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

perl-slurm_23_02-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-pam_slurm: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-cray: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-node: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-devel: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

libnss_slurm2_23_02-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

libpmi0_23_02: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-auth-none-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-plugins-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-slurmdbd: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-torque-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-debugsource: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-sql: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-pam_slurm-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-plugins: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-munge-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-lua: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-auth-none: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

slurm_23_02-munge: before 23.02.6-3.13.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:hpc_module:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-config:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-config-man:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-webdoc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-node-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpmi0_23_02-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-cray-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-lua-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libslurm39:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-torque:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libnss_slurm2_23_02:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-sview-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-sview:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:perl-slurm_23_02:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-slurmdbd-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libslurm39-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-sql-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:perl-slurm_23_02-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-pam_slurm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-cray:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-node:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libnss_slurm2_23_02-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpmi0_23_02:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-auth-none-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-plugins-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-slurmdbd:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-torque-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-sql:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-pam_slurm-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-plugins:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-munge-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-lua:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-auth-none:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:slurm_23_02-munge:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234563-1/

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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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