========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4781-2 February 01, 2023 slurm-llnl vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Slurm. Software Description: - slurm-llnl: Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management Details: USN-4781-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Slurm. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (CVE-2016-10030) and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (CVE-2018-10995). Original advisory details: It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain messages between the daemon and the user. An attacker could possibly use this issue to assume control of an arbitrary file on the system. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-10030) It was discovered that Slurm mishandled SPANK environment variables. An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain elevated privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-15566) It was discovered that Slurm mishandled certain SQL queries. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-7033) It was discovered that Slurm mishandled user names and group ids. A local attacker could use this issue to gain administrative privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-10995) It was discovered that Slurm mishandled 23-bit systems. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-6438) It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain inputs when Message Aggregation is enabled. An attacker could possibly use this issue to launch a process as an arbitrary user. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-12693) It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain RPC inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-27745) Jonas Stare discovered that Slurm exposes sensitive information related to the X protocol. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain a graphical session from an arbitrary user. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-27746) It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled environment parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-31215) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libpam-slurm 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 libpmi0 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 libslurm-perl 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 libslurm29 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 libslurmdb-perl 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 libslurmdb29 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-client 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-client-emulator 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-llnl 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-llnl-slurmdbd 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-wlm 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-wlm-basic-plugins 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-wlm-emulator 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurm-wlm-torque 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurmctld 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurmd 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 slurmdbd 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 sview 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libpam-slurm 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 libpmi0 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 libslurm-perl 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 libslurm26 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 libslurmdb-perl 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 libslurmdb26 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 slurm-llnl 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 slurm-llnl-basic-plugins 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 slurm-llnl-slurmdbd 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 slurm-llnl-sview 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 slurm-llnl-torque 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4781-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4781-1 CVE-2016-10030, CVE-2018-10995