Summary
It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain messages
between the daemon and the user. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to assume control of an arbitrary file on the system. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
(CVE-2016-10030)
It was discovered that Slurm mishandled SPANK environment variables.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain elevated privileges.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-15566)
It was discovered that Slurm mishandled certain SQL queries. A local
attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-7033)
It was discovered that Slurm mishandled user names and group ids. A local
attacker could use this issue to gain administrative privileges.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM.
(CVE-2018-10995)
It was discovered that Slurm mishandled 23-bit systems. A local attacker
could use this to gain administrative privileges. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-6438)
It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain inputs
when Message Aggregation is enabled. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to launch a process as an arbitrary user.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-12693)
It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain RPC inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.
(CVE-2020-27745)
Jonas Stare discovered that Slurm exposes sensitive information related
to the X protocol. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
a graphical session from an arbitrary user. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-27746)
It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled environment parameters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-31215)
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | slurm-llnl | 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | slurm-llnl | 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | slurm-llnl | 17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | slurm-llnl | 19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 9
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Unscored —
The _prolog_error function in slurmd/req.c in Slurm before 15.08.13, 16.x before 16.05.7, and 17.x before 17.02.0-pre4 …
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Unscored —
Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x …
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Unscored —
SchedMD Slurm before 17.02.11 and 17.1x.x before 17.11.7 mishandles user names (aka user_name fields) and group ids (ak…
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Unscored —
SchedMD Slurm before 17.02.10 and 17.11.x before 17.11.5 allows SQL Injection attacks against SlurmDBD.
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Unscored —
SchedMD Slurm before 17.11.13 and 18.x before 18.08.5 mishandles 32-bit systems.
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Unscored —
Slurm 19.05.x before 19.05.7 and 20.02.x before 20.02.3, in the rare case where Message Aggregation is enabled, allows …
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Unscored —
Slurm before 19.05.8 and 20.x before 20.02.6 has an RPC Buffer Overflow in the PMIx MPI plugin.
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Unscored —
Slurm before 19.05.8 and 20.x before 20.02.6 exposes Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor because xauth for X…
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Unscored —
SchedMD Slurm before 20.02.7 and 20.03.x through 20.11.x before 20.11.7 allows remote code execution as SlurmUser becau…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10030
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15566
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7033
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10995
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6438
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12693
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27745
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27746
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-31215