Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Condor 7.2.0 through 7.6.4, and possibly certain 7.7.x versions, as used in Red Hat MRG Grid and possibly other products, allow local users to cause a denial of service (condor_schedd daemon and failure to launch jobs) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) the reason for a hold for a job that uses an XML user log, (2) the filename of a file to be transferred, and possibly other unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat MRG 2 | condor +5 | 7.6.5-0.12.el5 | RHSA-2012:0100, RHSA-2012:0099 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | condor-plumage | 7.6.5-0.12.el6 | RHSA-2012:0099 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | condor-wallaby-base-db | 1.19-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:0100, RHSA-2012:0099 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | cumin | 0.1.5192-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:0100, RHSA-2012:0099 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | python-condorec2e +2 | 1.3.0-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:0100, RHSA-2012:0099 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | python-psycopg2 | 2.0.14-3.el5 | RHSA-2012:0100 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | spqr-gen +1 | 0.3.5-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:0100, RHSA-2012:0099 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | wallaby +3 | 0.12.5-1.el5 | RHSA-2012:0100, RHSA-2012:0099 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2012:0100 Red Hat Security Advisory: MRG Grid security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2012:0099 Red Hat Security Advisory: MRG Grid security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- http://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/CONDOR-2012-0001.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=759548
- https://htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/chngview?cn=28429
- RHSA-2012:0099 vendor-advisory
- https://htcondor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5e5571d1a431eb3c61977b6dd6ec90186ef79867
- https://htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/tktview?tn=2660
- https://htcondor-wiki.cs.wisc.edu/index.cgi/chngview?cn=28264
- RHSA-2012:0100 vendor-advisory