NVIDIA Slurm Slurmstepd Socket API out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Slurm. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Slurmstepd Socket API. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-65138. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Slurm (version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Slurmstepd Socket API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Slurm contains an attacker-controlled arbitrary-memory read in the slurmstepd socket API that could be used to ex-filtrate authentication keys.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-65138 since 07/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/21/2026 CVE reserved
11/03/2026 +105 days Advisory disclosed
11/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CNA: nvidia
CVE: CVE-2026-65138 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-430423

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2026 16:53
Changes: 11/03/2026 16:53 (59)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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