CVE-2009-2084
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- llnl/slurm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=524980
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34831Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=676055&group_id=157944
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1776Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34638Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1128Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50126
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50127
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=524980
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34831Vendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=676055&group_id=157944
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1776Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34638Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1128Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50126
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50127
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.