SB2017110114 - Fedora 27 update for slurm
Published: November 1, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017110114
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15566)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.