SUSE update for slurm

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 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5 - 6.0

HPC Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

slurm-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

libslurm39: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

libslurm39-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-testsuite: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-sjstat: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-config: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-openlava: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-seff: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-config-man: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-webdoc: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-doc: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-pam_slurm-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-hdf5-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-sview: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

libpmi0-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-rest-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-lua: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

perl-slurm-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-lua-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-slurmdbd: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-plugins: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-debugsource: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-cray-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

libnss_slurm2-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-auth-none: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-munge: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-sql-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-node-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-cray: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-pam_slurm: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-hdf5: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-node: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

perl-slurm: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-rest: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-sql: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-devel: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-auth-none-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-plugins-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

libpmi0: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-torque-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

libnss_slurm2: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-slurmdbd-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-sview-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-torque: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

slurm-munge-debuginfo: before 23.02.6-150500.5.12.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:hpc_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_package_hub_15:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-plugin-ext-sensors-rrd:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libslurm39:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libslurm39-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-testsuite:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-sjstat:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-config:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-openlava:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-seff:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-config-man:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-webdoc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-pam_slurm-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-hdf5-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-sview:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpmi0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-rest-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-lua:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:perl-slurm-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-lua-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-slurmdbd:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-plugins:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-cray-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libnss_slurm2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-auth-none:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-munge:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-sql-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-node-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-cray:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-pam_slurm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-hdf5:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-node:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:perl-slurm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-rest:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-sql:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-auth-none-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-plugins-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpmi0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-torque-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libnss_slurm2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-slurmdbd-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-sview-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-torque:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:slurm-munge-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234578-1/

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.