VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15566
Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.58% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- schedmd/slurm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101675Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4023Third Party Advisory
- https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=193#OPT_193Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101675Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4023Third Party Advisory
- https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=193#OPT_193Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.