Llnl Slurm up to 1.3.13 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Llnl Slurm up to 1.3.13. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-2084. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Llnl Slurm up to 1.3.13. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM) 1.2 and 1.3 before 1.3.14 does not properly set supplementary groups before invoking (1) sbcast from the slurmd daemon or (2) strigger from the slurmctld daemon, which might allow local SLURM users to modify files and gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2009. The weakness was published 06/16/2009 by Thijs Kinkhorst (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2084 since 06/16/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36207 (Debian DSA-1776-1 : slurm-llnl - programming error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175200 (Debian Security Update for Slurm-llnl (DSA-1776)).

Upgrading to version 1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50127), Tenable (36207), SecurityFocus (BID 34638†), OSVDB (56288†) and Secunia (SA34831†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Llnl

Name

Slurm

Version

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 36207
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1776-1 : slurm-llnl - programming error
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OpenVAS ID: 63887
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1776-1 (slurm-llnl)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Slurm 1.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Thijs Kinkhorst
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2084 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48635
X-Force: 50127
SecurityFocus: 34638 - SLURM 'sbcast' and 'strigger' Group Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 34831
OSVDB: 56288 - SLURM - 'sbcast' and 'strigger' Group Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22100 - Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM) Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1128

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/07/2025 08:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (66), 07/28/2019 22:39 (12), 04/07/2025 08:27 (19)
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