Description
resmom/start_exec.c in pbs_mom in TORQUE Resource Manager 2.0.0p8 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a job output file in /usr/spool/PBS/spool and possibly (2) a job file in /usr/spool/PBS/mom_priv/jobs.
References
- 20061018 TORQUE Spool Job Race condition (torque <= 2.0.0p8) mailing-list
- GLSA-200611-14 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-4651 vdb-entry
- 1820 third-party-advisory
- 20632 vdb-entry
- http://csirt.fe.up.pt/docs/TORQUE-audit.pdf