SB2021072783 - SUSE update for slurm
Published: July 27, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021072783
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31215)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper environment handling in Slurm. A remote user can run arbitrary commands as SlurmUser if the installation uses a PrologSlurmctld and/or EpilogSlurmctld script.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.