#VU50141 Improper Privilege Management in Slurm - CVE-2019-19728

Published: 2020-01-13 | Updated: 2021-01-29

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50141

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19728

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Slurm
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: SchedMD

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 - 18.08.8.1, 19.05.0.0 - 19.05.4.1

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

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.